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Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to covid-19 that she's seriously considering moving to Europe.

22 Feb 2022

Research explains how SARS-CoV-2 variants evade some antibodies

A recent study published in the iScience Journal assessed the influence of new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infectivity and viral neutralization.

22 Feb 2022

Mathematical model suggests a clue as to when COVID-19 pandemic will turn into an endemic

A mathematical model demonstrated that high transmission rates among highly vaccinated populations of COVID-19 ultimately reduce the numbers of severe cases. This model suggests a clue as to when this pandemic will turn into an endemic.

21 Feb 2022

Novel ACE2-blocking antibody protects against all SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

Researchers identify 87G7, a SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing human monoclonal antibody with remarkable broad-spectrum neutralization and protection efficacy.

21 Feb 2022

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

Researchers conduct genomic wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 following the emergence of the Alpha and Delta variants in the United Kingdom.

21 Feb 2022

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

Vaccines will remain the first line of defense against Covid-19 as the Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage the virus.

21 Feb 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

In a new review study, researchers aimed to describe the emergence of the Omicron variant, its structure, its impact on health and health systems, and the challenges that can be expected due to this variant.

21 Feb 2022

Comparative transmission study of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant in England

Researchers performed an epidemiological cohort study to assess differences in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants in England.

21 Feb 2022

Molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants enabling antibody escape

A new review paper published in PLoS Pathogens discusses the new variants and the structural mechanism underlying antibody-mediated neutralization as well as mutational antibody escape.

21 Feb 2022

Omicron surge linked to rise in January unemployment

Unemployment rose for people with and without disabilities as the surge in the omicron variant affected the labor market in January, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) COVID Update.

21 Feb 2022

The relative contagiousness of the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study, available on the arXiv* server, proposes a simple dynamic model for estimating the relative contagiousness of two variants of SARS-CoV-2, namely Alpha and Delta. Furthermore, it demonstrates how to compute the effective reproduction number for a new variant without contemporaneous sequencing results. This is important to assess the state of the pandemic in real-time.

20 Feb 2022

Gradual decline in pathogenicity and enhanced cytokine induction in SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study focuses on understanding the factors associated with the ability of the Omicron variant to infect a wide range of age groups.

20 Feb 2022

Inhalable antibody fragments offer broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study describes a potential new approach to treating COVID-19 in the form of single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies.

20 Feb 2022

Researchers develop novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vaccine candidate

Researchers have developed a new vaccine candidate that is specifically targeted against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

20 Feb 2022

Four times as many children hospitalized during Omicron COVID wave compared to Delta

The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants caused severe disease and hospitalizations among children and adolescents.

20 Feb 2022

T-cell responses linked with protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals with or without cancer

T-cell responses directed against the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein were associated with protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals with or without cancer, with lower T-cell responses observed in patients with blood cancers.

18 Feb 2022

Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with covid

Rory Adams did not know that Christmas in a small rural hospital in West Virginia would be the last time he saw his wife alive. She'd entered prison in early January 2021 to serve a 42-month sentence for failure to collect payroll taxes.

18 Feb 2022

Omicron outbreak in an indoor convention in New York

A recent report published by the CDC, USA, has demonstrated one of the earliest outbreaks of omicron infection in the US.

18 Feb 2022

VA researchers shine light on the dangerous mental health consequences of COVID-19

The most menacing fallout from COVID-19 often shows itself only after the initial "acute" infection passes. A team of VA researchers has been shining a light on various dangerous and enduring consequences that can arise following the initial COVID bout. These COVID complications include mental health disorders.

18 Feb 2022

The ability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant

Researchers evaluated the neutralizing capacity of the clinically approved mAbs against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant.

18 Feb 2022

Omicron News and Research

Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Research explains how SARS-CoV-2 variants evade some antibodies

Mathematical model suggests a clue as to when COVID-19 pandemic will turn into an endemic

Novel ACE2-blocking antibody protects against all SARS-CoV-2 VOCs

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage COVID

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

Comparative transmission study of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variant in England

Molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants enabling antibody escape

Omicron surge linked to rise in January unemployment

The relative contagiousness of the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants

Gradual decline in pathogenicity and enhanced cytokine induction in SARS-CoV-2 variants

Inhalable antibody fragments offer broad protection from SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers develop novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vaccine candidate

Four times as many children hospitalized during Omicron COVID wave compared to Delta

T-cell responses linked with protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals with or without cancer

Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with covid

Omicron outbreak in an indoor convention in New York

VA researchers shine light on the dangerous mental health consequences of COVID-19

The ability of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant

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