Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome News and Research

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About 15 million additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new figures showing that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused almost 15 million deaths directly or indirectly. These deaths comprise the excess mortality over the two years 2020 and 2021, attributable to infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

9 May 2022

More evidence that pediatric COVID vaccination prevents MIS-C

Researchers designed a nationwide pediatric COVID-19 research project based on real-time data since the early phase of the pandemic.

9 May 2022

Severe symptoms result in high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Scientists have focused on determining the cause-effect relationship between SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers and COVID-19 disease severity.

9 May 2022

Exploring low serum volume assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers developed several non-commercial/in-house low serum volume assays for detecting and characterizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

9 May 2022

Third BNT162b2 dose elicits more durable immune response than second dose

Researchers evaluated the durability of immune responses post-third dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.

9 May 2022

Deoxyribonucleic acid nanostructure sensor found to rapidly detect and inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reported on a three-layer designer deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) nanostructure (DDN) strategy-based sensor designed by them for rapid and accurate SARS-CoV-2 detection and inhibition.

9 May 2022

Comparison of COVID-19 vaccination schemes

Researchers assessed SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in Chile.

9 May 2022

Correlating symptoms with COVID-19 test positivity in children

Researchers analyzed the relationship between suspected symptoms of COVID-19 and test positivity in children.

9 May 2022

Differences in COVID-19 outcomes related to sex

Researchers looked at gender variations in COVID-19 outcomes such as hospitalization, ICU admission, mortality, and heart damage.

9 May 2022

Age-specific variation of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections

Researchers assessed asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection according to age.

9 May 2022

Study reveals immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 convalescent patients

A new study aimed to demonstrate the reactivity of COVID-19 serum obtained from patients in Tatarstan, Russia with S and N peptides that were previously identified as immunogenic.

9 May 2022

Study investigates the cause of lymphopenia as seen in COVID-19 patients

Researchers explored the underlying mechanism resulting in thymic atrophy and subsequent lymphopenia in COVID-19 patients.

9 May 2022

COVID-19 booster or additional primary vaccination dose against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in nursing home occupants

A recent study assessed the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 primary series vaccination, additional initial dose, or booster shot against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection in the nursing home.

9 May 2022

The potential impact of oral vaccination against COVID-19 on transmission to naïve individuals studied in a hamster infection model

A recent article published in Science Translational Medicine demonstrated that mucosally delivered adenovirus type 5 (Ad5)-based COVID-19 vaccination minimized COVID-19 transmission and severity.

9 May 2022

Diagnostic performance of monocyte distribution width and other leukocyte parameters for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infection

Researchers used a novel diagnostic screen, monocyte distribution width for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infection.

9 May 2022

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 third dose against Omicron-associated severe disease

Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 third vaccine dose against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-induced severe infection nearly seven months post-vaccination.

9 May 2022

Transmission of infectious SARS-CoV-2 via fomites is possible but unlikely to occur in real-life scenarios, study concludes

Researchers have been investigating the role of fomites in SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

9 May 2022

Evidence of croup associated with SARS-CoV-2

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society aimed to characterize the clinical features of SARS-CoV-2-associated croup among children presenting to the ED during the phase when Omicron variant transmission was high.

9 May 2022

Using PCR-based genotyping to detect SARS-CoV-2 delta-omicron coinfection

In a recently published ‘Letter to the Editor’ in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, scientists have described the procedure of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping in identifying delta-omicron coinfection in clinical samples.

9 May 2022

Benefit from convalescent plasma shown in COVID outpatient trial

Researchers have conducted a double-blind, multicentre, randomized, controlled trial, which is known as Convalescent Plasma to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Associated Complications Study to evaluate if early COVID-19 plasma treatment could reduce disease progression and, thereby, reduce hospitalization rate.

9 May 2022