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A nasal COVID vaccine using a weakened influenza vector

A nasal COVID vaccine using a weakened influenza vector

The authors of a new study, published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, constructed a COVID-19 nasal vaccine candidate by inserting a gene encoding the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, named CA4-dNS1-nCoV-RBD (dNS1-RBD) in a live attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) vector.

18 Nov 2021

Public health measures should be continued alongside covid-19 vaccination, suggest experts

Public health measures should be continued alongside covid-19 vaccination, suggest experts

Several personal protective and social measures, including handwashing, mask wearing, and physical distancing are associated with reductions in the incidence covid-19 and should be continued alongside vaccination, suggest experts after reviewing the latest evidence in The BMJ today.

18 Nov 2021

The antiviral function of BET protein against SARS-CoV-2 infection

The antiviral function of BET protein against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Considering the past shreds of evidence on BRD2 and BRD4 associated with viral infections, researchers have recently evaluated the function of all relevant BET proteins during COVID-19 infection.

17 Nov 2021

Lung autopsies provide a clearer picture of how SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and causes damage

Lung autopsies provide a clearer picture of how SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and causes damage

Lung autopsy and plasma samples from people who died of COVID-19 have provided a clearer picture of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads and damages lung tissue.

17 Nov 2021

Study uncovers the herpes virus' strategy for infecting the nervous system

Study uncovers the herpes virus' strategy for infecting the nervous system

Herpes type 1 is sealed with a kiss for a lifetime. More than half of U.S. adults are carriers of HSV1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) which hibernates in the peripheral nervous system and can never be eradicated.

17 Nov 2021

Excess mortality reveals infection speed in COVID-19 is low with seasonal infection patterns and escape variants

Excess mortality reveals infection speed in COVID-19 is low with seasonal infection patterns and escape variants

Researchers from the University of Wurzburg in Germany have been attempting to create a new method for determining the R0 using excess mortality data.

17 Nov 2021

Game animals as potential drivers of disease emergence

Game animals as potential drivers of disease emergence

A study characterized the total virome of game animals from five mammalian orders using the total RNA sequencing technique.

17 Nov 2021

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers report their attempt to engineer TIPs that can conditionally replicate with SARS-CoV-2, inhibit viral replication 10–100 fold, and exhibit R0>1.

16 Nov 2021

Targeted proteomics for detection of SARS-CoV-2 proteins in clinical samples

Targeted proteomics for detection of SARS-CoV-2 proteins in clinical samples

A team of researchers from various institutions within the Netherlands examined the use of targeted MS-based proteomics for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in research and clinical samples.

16 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited by CCR2 signaling

SARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited by CCR2 signaling

A new study discusses the role of monocytes in protecting individuals from SARS-CoV-2.

15 Nov 2021

Benefits of vaccine mandates and vaccine passports for SARS-CoV-2

Benefits of vaccine mandates and vaccine passports for SARS-CoV-2

A new study has been published that evaluates the benefits of VMVP by estimating the benefits of vaccination and exclusion of unvaccinated people from different settings.

15 Nov 2021

Public health strategies associated with reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Switzerland

Public health strategies associated with reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Switzerland

The current study attempts to estimate the quantitative effects of specific measures, using a combination of phylogenetic and phylodynamic approaches.

15 Nov 2021

A non-mechanistic approach to real-time forecasting of U.S. COVID-19 pandemic

A non-mechanistic approach to real-time forecasting of U.S. COVID-19 pandemic

A new study introduces the non-mechanistic MIT-LCP forecasting model and compares its performance to other models for forecasting COVID-19 dynamics.

14 Nov 2021

Study assesses whether medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs can help treat COVID-19

Study assesses whether medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs can help treat COVID-19

A novel study is assessing whether medicinal mushrooms and Chinese herbs provide therapeutic benefit in treating acute COVID-19 infection.

12 Nov 2021

Flu season emerging against the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic

Flu season emerging against the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic

For the second straight year, flu season is emerging against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of flu cases was relatively low last year, experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that this year, it could be much higher.

11 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection regulates protein arginylation

SARS-CoV-2 infection regulates protein arginylation

A new study explores the role of arginylation during SARS-CoV-2 infection.

9 Nov 2021

The role of T follicular helper cells in the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2

The role of T follicular helper cells in the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2

The current analysis indicates that cTfh cells react to the spike antigen following vaccination are associated with anti-S protein neutralizing antibodies.

9 Nov 2021

Pregnant women’s humoral response is dependent on SARS-CoV-2 strain

Pregnant women’s humoral response is dependent on SARS-CoV-2 strain

The current study from Israel discusses the change in antibody response with the trimester of infection and the infecting variant.

9 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection in white-tailed deer

SARS-CoV-2 infection in white-tailed deer

In the current study, SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were identified in over a third of free-ranging deer in northeast Ohio.

9 Nov 2021

Enhanced neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses by DNA-based vaccine encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Enhanced neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses by DNA-based vaccine encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers from VaxiGen have been investigating the potential for a DNA vaccine boost to VP vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019.

9 Nov 2021

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