As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name…
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A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System shows that people…
Phases involved in airborne transmission of respiratory viruses. Credit: From Wang et al., ‘Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses’ (https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd9149). N.CARY/SCIENCE Conventional wisdom on viral disease…
CDC analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network data compares infection rates before and during pandemic. After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher…
In 2021, in the U.S. alone, there have been more than 560,000 prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine. Last year, the 890,000 prescriptions were nine-fold greater than the…
More than a year after the start of the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
In the fight against viruses, antibodies have the potential to either block infection or enable infection and make the disease worse, leading to concern about…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) infected with SARS-CoV-2 (purple). Credit: NIAID Trial also will test pausing immunosuppressive medication to improve antibody response.…
The Delta variant is more contagious than original SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name of the virus strain that causes…
Undocumented infections accounted for estimated three-quarters of infections last year. A new study published in the journal Nature estimates that 103 million Americans, or 31…
As the Delta variant spreads, COVID-19 vaccines remain crucial to protecting children, elderly people and immunocompromised individuals. “We can’t care about just ourselves anymore,” said…
An artistic rendering of antibodies surrounding a SARS-CoV-2 particle. An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19First…
Adults infected with 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 to…
Researchers have identified what may be the key molecular mechanism responsible for COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an…
The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over…
Recreation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A blood test that quantifies the protein ACE2, the cellular protein which allows entry of the coronavirus into cells, as…
Staff scientist Laura VanBlargan, PhD, works with the virus that causes COVID-19 under high biosafety conditions at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.…
Giving moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute…
Irene Francino Urdaniz works on her spike protein research at CU Boulder. Credit: Casey A. Cass/CU Boulder Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a platform…