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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Research demonstrates within-host seasonal immunity

Researchers investigate the association between seasonal flu changes and gene expression to determine the ‘within-host’ immunity concept.

17 Mar 2022

Rapid and cheap test for dysosmia in COVID-19

A new study discusses the potential utility of using paired ampules of n-butanol to screen for COVID-19 and detect those at greater risk for severe illness.

17 Mar 2022

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in kids

Researchers discuss the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in young people and children when the SARS-CoV-2 Delta- and Omicron-dominant periods.

17 Mar 2022

Mortality among hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 patients during Alpha and Delta waves

Scientists analyze the death proportion and risk of death among COVID-19 hospitalized patients over time and during different waves of the pandemic.

17 Mar 2022

Novel screening method detects new N501T SARS-CoV-2 variant

Researchers develop two SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Discrimination assays that have been designed to detect 501 and 484 mutations on the spike protein.

17 Mar 2022

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021.

17 Mar 2022

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

Hispanic/Latino youths with limited access to nutritionally adequate food – and especially those whose parents were foreign-born -- had worse cardiometabolic profiles than their "food secure" counterparts, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

17 Mar 2022

Study finds out-of-pocket spending for health care after COVID-19 hospital stay

Millions of Americans have needed hospitalization for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including hundreds of thousands in the recent Omicron surge.

17 Mar 2022

Evaluating vesicular stomatitis virus-based COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

Researchers assessed the efficacy of vesicular stomatitis virus-based coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines in Syrian golden hamsters.

17 Mar 2022

Study reports thiopurines inhibit the replication of the betacoronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

Researchers demonstrated that the thiopurines block coronaviruses spike protein assembly and integration into progeny virions.

17 Mar 2022

Study finds co-infected individuals carrying two distinct lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina

Researchers used molecular surveillance to identify cases of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Delta and Omicron reported in Argentina during December 2021 and January 2022.

17 Mar 2022

Biomarkers to identify SARS-CoV-2 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation

Researchers evaluated biomarkers that could help identify COVID-19 patients needing invasive mechanical ventilation.

17 Mar 2022

Novel mathematical model could predict the evolutionary trend of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers used a novel mathematical model to simulate SARS-CoV-2 dynamics inside the host.

17 Mar 2022

Impact of B-cell depletion therapy on hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infections who were previously treated with B-cell depletion therapy.

17 Mar 2022

Researchers develop extraction-free saliva RT-LAMP assay for workplace surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers developed a saliva-based, extraction-free reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification workflow for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

17 Mar 2022

Covid vaccination not linked to increased risk of rare neurological events

A study of more than eight million people published by The BMJ today finds no increased risk of rare neurological events after covid-19 vaccination.

17 Mar 2022

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Less than 2% of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for covid-19 infection) also test positive around the time of birth, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

17 Mar 2022

Impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of respiratory syncytial virus

A new study discussed the impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of the respiratory syncytial virus in South Africa.

17 Mar 2022

Frail and older males more vulnerable to COVID-19 than females

Researchers evaluated the association of biological sex, frailty, and age with the vaccine-elicited immunity against SARS-CoV-2.

17 Mar 2022

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations

A recent study compared COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations.

17 Mar 2022

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Research demonstrates within-host seasonal immunity

Rapid and cheap test for dysosmia in COVID-19

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine reduces risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in kids

Mortality among hospitalized Iranian COVID-19 patients during Alpha and Delta waves

Novel screening method detects new N501T SARS-CoV-2 variant

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

Hispanic/Latino youth with food insecurity have worse cardiometabolic profiles, study shows

Study finds out-of-pocket spending for health care after COVID-19 hospital stay

Evaluating vesicular stomatitis virus-based COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

Study reports thiopurines inhibit the replication of the betacoronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and SARS-CoV-2

Study finds co-infected individuals carrying two distinct lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina

Biomarkers to identify SARS-CoV-2 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation

Novel mathematical model could predict the evolutionary trend of SARS-CoV-2

Impact of B-cell depletion therapy on hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers develop extraction-free saliva RT-LAMP assay for workplace surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

Covid vaccination not linked to increased risk of rare neurological events

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from mother to baby is extremely low, say researchers

Impact of COVID-19 measures on the future transmission of respiratory syncytial virus

Frail and older males more vulnerable to COVID-19 than females

COVID-19-related hospitalizations in children below 18 years with influenza-associated hospitalizations

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