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Updated WHO information note highlights the need to maintain continuity of TB services during COVID-19

As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to ensure that essential health services and operations are continued to protect the lives of people with TB and other diseases or health conditions.

17 Dec 2021

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Today, CDC is endorsing updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19, expressing a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Dec 2021

Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 in the US and Mexican adult population

A new study has described the results of PREVENT-19, a phase 3 trial of NVX-CoV2373 that included all adults in the United States and Mexico.

17 Dec 2021

Investigating potential cross-protection against SARS-CoV-2 after previous exposure to bovine coronavirus

Researchers have conducted an investigation to probe the similarity of viral epitopes between bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

17 Dec 2021

Simulating transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Researchers simulated the emergence of Omicron, a novel SARS-CoV-2 VOC, in a general European setting using an individual-based transmission model.

17 Dec 2021

Predicting local surges of COVID-19 hospitalizations in 2022

Researchers have identified simple and easy-to-communicate decision rules to provide early warnings - when a pre-specified threshold of hospital capacity will likely be exceeded within a four or eight week period.

17 Dec 2021

Modeling the potential interaction between COVID-19 outbreaks in susceptible and vaccinated sub-populations

Researchers demonstrated that the combination of infection of remaining susceptible individuals and breakthrough infections of vaccinated individuals promotes infection by invading variants.

17 Dec 2021

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 caused by Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants in England

Researchers performed a test-negative case-control study to determine the effectiveness of BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2.

17 Dec 2021

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among older male veterans

A new research letter assessed the effectiveness of the mRNA1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines among fully vaccinated male veterans who were 65 years of age or above from July to September 2021.

17 Dec 2021

Primary responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 naïve vaccinees

Researchers evaluated primary responses in SARS-CoV-2-naïve vaccinees, as well as secondary responses in the SARS-CoV-2-infected vaccines, and observed a clear set of differences in their clinical symptoms, antibody levels, and cellular and mucosal immune responses.

17 Dec 2021

Identifying protein targets in SARS-CoV-2 via machine learning

A new study provides insight on using an ML-based algorithm to analyze and predict therapeutic targets in emerging pathogens with a range of mutations.

17 Dec 2021

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

In early November 2020, positive samples for yellow fever were reported from five Nigerian states. Nigeria is a high-risk country for yellow fever and is a priority country for the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy.

17 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutations on the use of therapeutic antibodies in COVID-19 treatment

Researchers investigated the mutations reported in the Omicron variant and its likely impact on the use of therapeutic antibodies in COVID-19 treatment as well as on vaccinated individuals.

17 Dec 2021

Investigating SARS-CoV-2 genomics-informed outbreaks using new bioinformatics tools

Researchers have created a tool designed to make as much use of the overwhelming amount of SARS-CoV-2 data as possible.

17 Dec 2021

Long-term characteristics of long-COVID following hospitalization

A new study demonstrates the urgent need for healthcare services to support this huge and quickly growing patient population, which has a significant burden of symptoms, lower exercise ability, and significant reductions in health-related quality of life after one year.

17 Dec 2021

Prediction of waning COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against Omicron variant

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of the results of four previous studies estimating fold-drop in neutralization titer against Omicron to present a combined estimate of the same.

17 Dec 2021

Analysis of the alteration of neutralizing titers with Omicron pseudovirus

A new study measured antibody levels from blood samples of vaccinated individuals and individuals who recovered from COVID-19 illness.

17 Dec 2021

Comparison of RBD/ACE2 receptor complex in wild type SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variant

New research details the molecular landscape of Omicron’s RBD and how it differs from the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.

17 Dec 2021

COVID-19 variant that caused cough as first symptom may have hastened disease spread in the U.S.

The strain of COVID-19 virus that was circulating in the United States and Europe during the first wave of the pandemic may have been particularly infectious because the most common first symptom was likely a cough, according to a study led by researchers from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science.

16 Dec 2021

PET scans can be used to see drug movement in the body to better treat bacterial infections

Treating bacterial infections associated with orthopaedic implants has often been a case of too little, too late.

16 Dec 2021

Disease/Infection News

Updated WHO information note highlights the need to maintain continuity of TB services during COVID-19

CDC endorses ACIP’s updated recommendations for the prevention of COVID-19

Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 in the US and Mexican adult population

Investigating potential cross-protection against SARS-CoV-2 after previous exposure to bovine coronavirus

Simulating transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Predicting local surges of COVID-19 hospitalizations in 2022

Modeling the potential interaction between COVID-19 outbreaks in susceptible and vaccinated sub-populations

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 caused by Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants in England

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among older male veterans

Primary responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 naïve vaccinees

Identifying protein targets in SARS-CoV-2 via machine learning

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutations on the use of therapeutic antibodies in COVID-19 treatment

Investigating SARS-CoV-2 genomics-informed outbreaks using new bioinformatics tools

Long-term characteristics of long-COVID following hospitalization

Prediction of waning COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against Omicron variant

Analysis of the alteration of neutralizing titers with Omicron pseudovirus

Comparison of RBD/ACE2 receptor complex in wild type SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variant

COVID-19 variant that caused cough as first symptom may have hastened disease spread in the U.S.

PET scans can be used to see drug movement in the body to better treat bacterial infections

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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