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Youths did not seek healthcare both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

New study results show that although healthcare access patterns among youth were similar before and during the pandemic, COVID-19 has added some new barriers to seeking medical care when needed.

9 Dec 2021

Potential association between senescence and aging in COVID-19

A review published in Cells discussed characteristics of cellular senescence and its potential role in COVID-19.

9 Dec 2021

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 subunit vaccine Nanocovax in animal models

Researchers have developed Nanocovax, a COVID-19 subunit vaccine based on recombinant protein technology to produce the extracellular (soluble) portion of the S protein of SARS-CoV-2.

9 Dec 2021

New report provides data on the wellbeing of working-age Australians with chronic conditions

Chronic health conditions are the leading cause of poor health and mortality in Australia but they also have a major impact on other parts of people’s lives.

9 Dec 2021

Positive results from Phase 3 study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced

Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and GlaxoSmithKline today announce positive efficacy and safety results from the global Phase 3 placebo-controlled efficacy study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate in combination with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, conducted in over 24,000 subjects, adults 18 years and above, across six countries.

9 Dec 2021

Sugar-binding pockets in N-terminal domain may increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

The N-terminal domain has a fold that can bind sugar, and new research led by Jonathan Lees from Oxford Brookes University found the sugar-binding pockets near the N-terminal domain help to increase viral infectivity. Furthermore, the findings show that the SARS-CoV-2 sugar-binding pockets are evolving with added loops observed in the pockets of new variants.

9 Dec 2021

Mass-spectrometry and PCR testing identifies various targets related to SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

New research posted to the medRxiv* preprint server suggests that the Agena MassARRAY SARS-CoV-2 Panel PCR test effectively detects a variety of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants.

9 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving new ways to evade antibodies and vaccines

Continued replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) under selective pressure from natural and vaccine-induced immunity has led to the emergence of variants of concern (VOCs) with increased transmissibility or virulence.

8 Dec 2021

For most young people, COVID vaccine-related myocarditis is not serious

A new study published in the journal Circulation aimed to describe a large case series of suspected myocarditis temporally related with the COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and young adults below 21 years of age across the United States and Canada.

8 Dec 2021

Neutralization antibodies elevated in nursing home residents after COVID-19 mRNA boosters

Researchers from the United States, in their recent study published on the preprint server medRxiv*, have evaluated the humoral responses to third vaccine dose in nursing home residents and healthcare workers (HCW) and found that that second booster (or third vaccine dose) significantly increased anti-spike, anti-receptor binding domain (RBD), and neutralization titers in almost all nursing home residents and HCW to considerably higher levels than what was attained after the completion of the initial two-dose vaccine series.

8 Dec 2021

Omicron binds to ACE2 with high affinity, enhancing its transmissibility and infectivity

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8 Dec 2021

Routine immunization coverage declined in first year of COVID

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server investigated changes in RI coverage using two key indicators – diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis first-dose (DTP1) and third-dose (DTP3). DTP3 serves as a general marker for immunization system performance, while DTP1 is used as a proxy for inequity - quantifying Zero Dose (ZD) children––those that receive no childhood vaccinations

8 Dec 2021

Researchers identify a molecular culprit for COVID-19's seasonal nature

Not to pile on, but winter is coming and the COVID-19 pandemic is about to get worse. Not necessarily because of omicron – scientists are still working that one out – but because there’s more evidence than ever that COVID-19 is a seasonal disease.

8 Dec 2021

WHO announces new commitments to accelerate progress on 2025 nutrition targets

COVID-19 and climate change have exacerbated malnutrition in all its forms and threatened the sustainability and resilience of food systems around the world. At the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Tokyo on 7 – 8 December 2021, the World Health Organization has announced six new commitments to accelerate progress on the 2025 nutrition targets which have been pushed even further off course during the pandemic.

8 Dec 2021

covid 19 News and Research

Youths did not seek healthcare both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Potential association between senescence and aging in COVID-19

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 subunit vaccine Nanocovax in animal models

New report provides data on the wellbeing of working-age Australians with chronic conditions

Positive results from Phase 3 study of Medicago’s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate announced

Sugar-binding pockets in N-terminal domain may increase SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Mass-spectrometry and PCR testing identifies various targets related to SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving new ways to evade antibodies and vaccines

For most young people, COVID vaccine-related myocarditis is not serious

Neutralization antibodies elevated in nursing home residents after COVID-19 mRNA boosters

Omicron binds to ACE2 with high affinity, enhancing its transmissibility and infectivity

Routine immunization coverage declined in first year of COVID

Researchers identify a molecular culprit for COVID-19's seasonal nature

WHO announces new commitments to accelerate progress on 2025 nutrition targets

COVID-19 disruptions linked to increase in malaria cases and deaths

Thousands of the UK’s most vulnerable people to receive cutting-edge COVID-19 treatments at home

Study explores older individuals' feelings of death anxiety during the pandemic

CDC study shows risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome elevated after Ad.26.COV2.S COVID vaccination

Internal tremors and vibrations symptoms among people with long-COVID

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ireland before first official COVID-19 report

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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