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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…
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…
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…
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease…
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…
Vaccines don’t ward off every single infection but they do massively lower the risk. Antibodies Elicited by COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against Delta Variant Despite causing…
In this December 8, 2020, photo, US President Donald Trump speaks during the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent…
While gut microbiota play a critical role in the induction of adaptive immune responses to influenza virus infection, the role of nasal bacteria in the…
The FDA authorization is only for certain immunocompromised individuals. Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now. Today, the U.S.…
Researchers break down social factors behind differing black, white COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
Support for mandates has increased across partisan and demographic subgroups. As infections from the delta variant surge, the percentage of Americans who support vaccine mandates…
New mathematical model incorporates human behavior—and the fears that drive it—to better predict multiple waves of infections. A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease…
Global eradication of COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…
Breakthrough infections from the Delta variant are going up. As breakthrough infections rise from the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the precise risk…
The second dose of a COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory…
“It’s almost impossible to predict which variant will win the race and when we have reached the point of most transmissible,” said Dr. Di Giallonardo.…
In a study of 1,377 patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases—such as inflammatory arthritis and lupus—flares of their conditions were uncommon following two-dose COVID-19 mRNA…
Healthy mouse intestine with long, finger-like villi (left) and intestine of mouse with environmental enteric dysfunction with shortened villi (right). Credit: Amrita Bhattacharjee A chronic…