Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome News and Research

Latest Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome News and Research

Influenza and COVID vaccines can be co-administered in older adults without causing severe side effects

Researchers evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an influenza vaccine and mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that were administered concomitantly.

3 Nov 2021

Cross-reactive immunity against coronaviruses

Researchers review the heterologous immunity to coronaviruses and the extent of immune cross-reactivity against SARS-CoV-2.

3 Nov 2021

Pre-clinical follow-up study boosting with original formulation and next generation INO-4802 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate

Researchers describe the antibody-inducing effects of DNA-based synthetic vaccines INO-4800 and INO-4802 against SARS-CoV-2 in non-human primates.

3 Nov 2021

Spike antibody durability in mRNA vaccinated individuals with or without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study examined SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibodies in a longitudinal cohort, comparing antibody durability in individuals who received an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine with or without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 Nov 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on human semen quality

A new review article aimed to extract, review and summarize these articles from the mentioned databases to determine the link between SARS-CoV-2 infection and semen quality.

3 Nov 2021

Humoral immunity following heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination regimens

Researchers sought to analyze immune responses after homologous vaccinations or after heterologous Vector/mRNA vaccinations, with respect to anti-COVID-19 immune responses and the development of autoantibodies.

3 Nov 2021

Antibody response of COVID-19 patients to SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal coronaviruses

Scientists conducted a cohort study and measured the prevalence and the levels of antibody responses to the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 and four seasonal human coronaviruses.

3 Nov 2021

Anti-inflammatory diets in COVID-19

A recent review of research published in the journal Diseases has shown that anti-inflammatory diets can be useful in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or reducing the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

3 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered in a 20-year-old human antibody library

In an article published in the open-access journal Advance Engineering, a multinational team of researchers reported the selection and characterization of 3 potent SARS-CoV-2 antibodies - S-E6, S-B8, and S-D4 - from a pre-COVID-19 human combinatorial antibody library that was established 20 years ago.

3 Nov 2021

Dutch study compares mRNA vaccines to vector-based vaccines for COVID-19

An overview of the PIENTER-Corona (PiCo) study, which is a Dutch nationwide efficacy comparison study on four different COVID-19 vaccines.

2 Nov 2021

A novel mathematical approach to COVID-19 planning

A team of researchers discuss a real-time spatio-temporal SARS-CoV-2 metapopulation model that was successful in practice.

2 Nov 2021

The pros and cons of a COVID-19 vaccine booster

The authors provide an overview of current literature available to assess the need for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and their potential target population.

2 Nov 2021

Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 infection risks among essential food workers

Researchers employ a stochastic quantitative microbial risk assessment model to assess risk reduction measures for controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

2 Nov 2021

End-stage renal disease negatively impacts COVID-19 vaccine response

Researchers perform a systematic review of people with end-stage kidney disease receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to assess their immunogenicity rates.

2 Nov 2021

The impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on digestive health

The UEG Public Affairs Committee has published a position paper to educate policymakers, patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on digestive health.

2 Nov 2021

The influence of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination time on antibody response in healthcare workers

In this study, the researchers observed a significant effect of time of vaccination on the vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 immunity, which was estimated by measuring the anti-Spike antibody levels.

2 Nov 2021

Humoral and cell-mediated immunity six months post BNT162b2 vaccination

A recent study has evaluated vaccine-induced humoral and cellular immunity against SARS-CoV-2 six months post BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccination.

2 Nov 2021

Trends in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Massachusetts

A new study reported findings from a retrospective, de-identified and systematic survey of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among childbearing women in Massachusetts.

2 Nov 2021

Isolation of potent neutralizing monoclonal antibodies using nanoparticles displaying SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein

A new study aimed to identify several potent neutralizing RBD-directed and NTD-directed mAbs that used a nanoparticle displaying the S glycoprotein to capture SARS-CoV-2-specific B cells.

2 Nov 2021

Identification of common genes in COVID-19 and COPD

Based on protein-protein interactions, the paper shows the presence of ten genes that overlap between the two illnesses, also shared by several other deadly and debilitating diseases.

2 Nov 2021