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Study shows an association between initial SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity

Researchers investigated the utility of initial SARS-CoV-2 viral loads of tests performed at a Public Health testing facility regarding hospital and ICUs admissions and overall survival.

8 Oct 2021

Stringent lockdown measures during early pandemic led to dramatic drop in vaccinations

Stringent lockdown measures imposed in the spring of 2020 led to a dramatic drop in vaccinations among both children and adults, according to a new study led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

8 Oct 2021

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

Researchers from Skoltech, U.S. companies VirIntel and Argentys Informatics, and two Russian Academy of Sciences institutes have studied the immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity.

8 Oct 2021

Respiratory infections spread rapidly within mountain gorillas but not between neighboring groups

Coughs and colds spread quickly within wild mountain gorilla groups but appear less likely to spread between neighboring groups, a new study published in Scientific Reports shows.

8 Oct 2021

Second most common malaria parasite causes unrecognized burden on global health

The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) causes frequent, chronic infections that represent a major unrecognized burden on global health, according to a review by Kevin Baird of the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit in Indonesia and Katherine Battle of the Institute for Disease Modeling in the United States publishing October 7th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

8 Oct 2021

Chilblain-like lesions and COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brought about by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has also been responsible for various cutaneous manifestations. Among them, chilblain-like lesions (CLL) have been found to occur more frequently.

7 Oct 2021

Israeli Pfizer COVID vaccine/myocarditis study, 136 cases out of 5 million

A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, aimed to present clinical, epidemiological, and follow-up findings of myocarditis cases diagnosed in temporal proximity to COVID-19 vaccination and explore the possibility of a causal relationship between the two.

7 Oct 2021

Ear sensors help increase safety for SARS-CoV-2 patients in home isolation

Using telemedicine, COVID-19 patients can be cared for safely at home – from initial home isolation to recovery or, in case problems arise, admission to hospital.

7 Oct 2021

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine humoral response substantially reduced after 6 months

The rollout of vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is expanding worldwide. However, little is known about the duration of protection offered by these vaccines. Real-world data on the kinetics of antibodies are beginning to appear, but a holistic picture of immunity duration is still not available.

7 Oct 2021

Oral health linked to COVID-19 severity in patients with cardiac diseases

The correlation between poor oral health and COVID-19 severity, as well as the correlation between oral health and delayed recovery, demonstrates a potential need to consider oral health an additional risk factor for cardiac patients who may contract COVID-19.

7 Oct 2021

Potent extended anti- SARS-CoV-2 effect of titanium dioxide surface coatings

A team of researchers has explored the possibility of coating surfaces with TiO2 as a tool to inactivate SARS-CoV-2.

7 Oct 2021

Critical function of IL-7 in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of COVID-19 patients

In this review, researchers summarized the therapeutic and pathogenic role of IL-7 in patients with COVID-19 and examined the promising role of IL-7 as a vaccine adjuvant.

7 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations associated with reduction of COVID-19 infections and deaths among Medicare beneficiaries

A study identified associations between COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among Medicare FFS beneficiaries and the fully vaccinated population at the county level.

7 Oct 2021

non-RBD mutation in SARS-CoV-2 variants enhances resistance to neutralizing antibodies

Researchers from Ohio State University have been investigating mutations in the rest of the spike protein, particularly the Q677H mutation.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists develop a cell-free assay to screen SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors

Scientists have developed and validated a cell-free fluorescence assay for the rapid screening of protein inhibitors.

7 Oct 2021

Study suggests continued delta variant outbreaks unless vaccination reaches high coverage levels in adults and children

Researchers have conducted a mathematical modeling study to understand how expanding vaccination to younger age groups may reduce the increasing case numbers.

7 Oct 2021

After 5 months, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine remains highly protective against hospitalization and death

The study "Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study" is published in the journal The Lancet.

7 Oct 2021

Large study of COVID vaccine side effects in Sweden

Recently, researchers from Sweden reported population-based, age- and sex-specific background incidence rates of conditions that represent potential COVID-19 vaccine adverse events of special interest (AESI) in the general Swedish population with the help of registered data. This study is published on the medRxiv* preprint server.

6 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 evolution promoted by long-term infection in patient with B cell depletion

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server focused on a patient with a persistent symptomatic viral infection for over a year. Researchers amplified sub-genomic transcripts for the E gene (sgE) using nasopharyngeal samples of the patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 over the course of 335 days.

6 Oct 2021

New model can predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in offices and schools

As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in such environments.

6 Oct 2021

Disease/Infection News

Study shows an association between initial SARS-CoV-2 viral load and disease severity

Stringent lockdown measures during early pandemic led to dramatic drop in vaccinations

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

Respiratory infections spread rapidly within mountain gorillas but not between neighboring groups

Second most common malaria parasite causes unrecognized burden on global health

Chilblain-like lesions and COVID-19

Israeli Pfizer COVID vaccine/myocarditis study, 136 cases out of 5 million

Ear sensors help increase safety for SARS-CoV-2 patients in home isolation

BNT162b2 COVID vaccine humoral response substantially reduced after 6 months

Oral health linked to COVID-19 severity in patients with cardiac diseases

Potent extended anti- SARS-CoV-2 effect of titanium dioxide surface coatings

Critical function of IL-7 in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 vaccinations associated with reduction of COVID-19 infections and deaths among Medicare beneficiaries

non-RBD mutation in SARS-CoV-2 variants enhances resistance to neutralizing antibodies

Scientists develop a cell-free assay to screen SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors

Study suggests continued delta variant outbreaks unless vaccination reaches high coverage levels in adults and children

After 5 months, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine remains highly protective against hospitalization and death

Large study of COVID vaccine side effects in Sweden

SARS-CoV-2 evolution promoted by long-term infection in patient with B cell depletion

New model can predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in offices and schools

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