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The CDC’s vaccine prioritization strategy performed well compared to other approaches, though with some room for improvement. The four-tiered vaccine prioritization strategy implemented by the…
Laboratory testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today showed that recently discovered vials marked as “smallpox” contain vaccinia, the virus used…
Holiday traditions are important for families and children. There are several ways to enjoy holiday traditions and protect your health. Because many generations tend to…
Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works. New study also confirms that layering a cotton mask on top of a surgical mask—properly fit…
MITMIT is an acronym for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861.…
As the pandemic continues in 2021, we must remain vigilant against more contagious variants of the virus that have reached Colorado. Even with the rollout…
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round yellow particles) emerging from the surface of a cell cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, is the virus…
Genetic differences leave immune cells at a disadvantage. Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology New LJI research shows how a range of critical immune cells…
The first doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are administered to Iowa State University health care employees on Friday, December 18, 2020, at the Thielen…
Study of 621 people in the UK with mild COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being infected with SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name…
It is uncertain why overall mortality went down in rural Bangladesh at the start of the pandemic, even as urban deaths mounted. Here, villagers on…
A COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).…
Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. During the pandemic, it has…
As part of the ESA–NASA Arctic Methane and Permafrost Challenge, new research has revealed that rapidly thawing Arctic permafrost has the potential to release antibiotic…
Next-generation vaccines for Covid-19 should aim to induce an immune response against ‘replication proteins’, essential for the very earliest stages of the viral cycle, concludes…
The origin of the SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name of the virus strain that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Previous…
Creative rendition of SARS-COV-2 virus particles with spike proteins dotting their surfaces. Image not to scale. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH…
This ribbon diagram shows the structure of the Delta variant’s spike protein before the virus fuses with its target cell. The N-terminal domain (NTD) is…