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Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

Researchers evaluated imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages.

24 Oct 2022

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing hospitalizations among immunocompromised adults

Researchers investigated the efficacy of monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised adults during the Omicron dominance period starting December 2021.

24 Oct 2022

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects infants from SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent study under review at the Nature Portfolio journal and currently posted to Research Square* preprint server, researchers evaluated the efficacy of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination against infection of infants with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

24 Oct 2022

A novel approach for viral genomic surveillance

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States explored a novel technique to improve representation in viral genomic surveillance.

24 Oct 2022

Antibody-mediated protection against symptomatic COVID achieved at low serum neutralizing titers

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States assessed the efficiency of protection mediated by antibodies against symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at low serum-neutralizing titers.

24 Oct 2022

Research suggests that ORF6 is a major SARS-CoV-2 innate immune antagonist

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in the United States demonstrated how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) open reading frame 6 (ORF6) protein contributes to viral pathogenesis and modulates the host's immune responses.

23 Oct 2022

A study of Moderna's COVID vaccine in children aged 6 months to 5 years

In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers presented the findings of the ongoing KidCOVE trial in the United States (US).

23 Oct 2022

Immune response in SARS-CoV-1 survivors after COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers evaluate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced immune responses in SARS survivors.

23 Oct 2022

An analysis of excess mortality rates during COVID-19 pandemic in countries with aging populations

Researchers explore the association between excess mortality and various factors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Oct 2022

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

A recent study discusses the associations between chilblains and COVID-19.

23 Oct 2022

Booster vaccinations in the elderly lead to impaired neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and atypical B cells

Researchers examine neutralizing antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in elderly individuals who received one mRNA booster dose.

23 Oct 2022

Antiseptic chewing gum reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load in exhaled air

A recent study determined the effectiveness of antiviral chewing gum in reducing oral viral load in the exhaled air of COVID-19 patients.

23 Oct 2022

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Researchers summarized available information related to the reproductive effects of COVID-19 in men.

23 Oct 2022

Study determines SARS-CoV-2 viability on food items at different temperatures

A recent study explores the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on food items and what treatments may inactivate the virus from these products.

23 Oct 2022

Fully vaccinated U.S. frontline workers may experience reduced severity, duration, and viral shedding during SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated the association between two or three doses of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine and viral loads and symptoms during infections with different SARS-CoV-2 variants.

23 Oct 2022

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

Researchers at Boston University made a chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 encoding the spike glycoprotein gene of Omicron in the backbone of an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 isolate.

22 Oct 2022

The public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2 in Denmark

Researchers conducted a nationwide study in Denmark to assess the public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2.

22 Oct 2022

Anthelmintic inhibits exacerbated inflammatory response related to COVID-19 in preclinical research

Experiments involving animals and human cells conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggest that niclosamide, an anthelmintic widely used against tapeworms, effectively inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication as well as the exacerbated inflammatory response that leads to death in many patients with severe COVID-19.

21 Oct 2022

Clinical-pathological links between SARS-CoV-2 placentitis, stillbirth and maternal COVID-19 vaccination

Drucilla J. Roberts, MD, from the Mass General Department of Pathology and colleagues recently published a literature review in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, titled SARS-CoV-2 Placentitis, Stillbirth and Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination: Clinical-Pathological Correlations.

21 Oct 2022

New technology to track the spread of water contaminants in the blink of an eye

Imagine using your mobile phone to track the spread of water contaminants - such as oil spills or even viruses like COVID-19 - in the blink of an eye.

21 Oct 2022

covid 19 News and Research

Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing hospitalizations among immunocompromised adults

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects infants from SARS-CoV-2 infection

A novel approach for viral genomic surveillance

Antibody-mediated protection against symptomatic COVID achieved at low serum neutralizing titers

Research suggests that ORF6 is a major SARS-CoV-2 innate immune antagonist

A study of Moderna's COVID vaccine in children aged 6 months to 5 years

Immune response in SARS-CoV-1 survivors after COVID-19 vaccination

An analysis of excess mortality rates during COVID-19 pandemic in countries with aging populations

Relationship between COVID-19 and chilblains

Booster vaccinations in the elderly lead to impaired neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and atypical B cells

Antiseptic chewing gum reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load in exhaled air

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Study determines SARS-CoV-2 viability on food items at different temperatures

Fully vaccinated U.S. frontline workers may experience reduced severity, duration, and viral shedding during SARS-CoV-2

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

The public health impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.5 relative to BA.2 in Denmark

Anthelmintic inhibits exacerbated inflammatory response related to COVID-19 in preclinical research

Clinical-pathological links between SARS-CoV-2 placentitis, stillbirth and maternal COVID-19 vaccination

New technology to track the spread of water contaminants in the blink of an eye

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