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How do COVID-19 vaccination mandates affect vaccine uptake?

A new study aimed to evaluate and quantify the effect of proof of vaccination mandates on first-dose vaccine uptake.

27 Oct 2021

Study shows efficacy of a heterologous vaccine regimen to induce mucosal protection against COVID-19

Researchers emphasize that an effective vaccine should induce mucosal immunity and prevent the nasal entry of SARS-CoV-2.

27 Oct 2021

A study on the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.620 lineage

In a recently published Nature Communications study, the authors describe the B.1.620 lineage discovered in Lithuania.

27 Oct 2021

How do asymptomatic COVID-19 screenings affect a highly vaccinated university population?

In a recent study, a team of researchers from a variety of Canadian institutes reviewed the previous modeling of COVID-19 transmission in a university setting.

27 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines

Researchers from across the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have today reported on the risks of developing neurological complications following a positive COVID-19 PCR test, or a first dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.

27 Oct 2021

Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare, with fewer than 6,000 diagnosed cases per year in the United States. It is most common in infants and young children and causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels in the body.

27 Oct 2021

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

The heterologous ChAd/BNT combination confers better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection than the homologous BNT/BNT combination in a real-world observational study of healthcare workers.

27 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Researchers collaborated to address these evidence gaps by initiating a web-based prospective study of adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma to determine the immune response to the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

27 Oct 2021

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Researchers conducted a study to assess how pre-existing mental disorders are associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection and how different clusters of mental disorders affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes.

27 Oct 2021

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover have been investigating the spread of the disease in domestic cats in Europe.

27 Oct 2021

Model for the simulation of SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in congregate facilities

Researchers have examined the factors that caused the most significant outbreaks in congregate settings such as care homes and prisons.

27 Oct 2021

Study shows sustained deterioration of mental health in UK across COVID pandemic

To date, it is not clear how the COVID-19 pandemic and implementation of various preventive strategies impacted mental health or which group of people were most affected by them. To address these issues, scientists have conducted coordinated analyses that included eleven UK longitudinal population studies, comprising data from before and throughout the pandemic.

27 Oct 2021

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server has focused on the effect of various social restrictions or lack of social support on women who delivered and raised babies during the pandemic.

27 Oct 2021

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study showing that Moderna’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine provided durable protection against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in rhesus macaques.

26 Oct 2021

New mouse model shows that it is never too late to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III and the Spanish Cardiovascular Research Network (CIBERCV), led by Dr Vicente Andrés, have generated the HGPSrev experimental mouse model.

26 Oct 2021

A high-throughput pipeline for identifying nanobodies that target and neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the United States have developed a cost-effective, high-throughput pipeline for identifying effective nanobodies that target and neutralize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

26 Oct 2021

Extending COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents and children may lower the overall disease burden

A recent study by researchers from the Netherlands highlights that the introduction of vaccination programs against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to adolescents and children may reduce infection rates and severe disease outcomes – both in these age groups and in the population as a whole. The paper is currently available on medRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review.

26 Oct 2021

Syndrome News and Research

How do COVID-19 vaccination mandates affect vaccine uptake?

Study shows efficacy of a heterologous vaccine regimen to induce mucosal protection against COVID-19

A study on the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.620 lineage

How do asymptomatic COVID-19 screenings affect a highly vaccinated university population?

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines

Studies test intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease and MIS-C

Immunogenicity and efficacy of heterologous ChadOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination amongst healthcare workers

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among domestic cats

Model for the simulation of SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in congregate facilities

Study shows sustained deterioration of mental health in UK across COVID pandemic

Postpartum women's experience of social restrictions during COVID-19

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine provides durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 delta in macaques

New mouse model shows that it is never too late to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

A high-throughput pipeline for identifying nanobodies that target and neutralize SARS-CoV-2

Extending COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents and children may lower the overall disease burden

AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine does not affect fertility and birth rate outcomes, study says

SARS-CoV-2 detection with natural spring water gargle instead of nasopharyngeal swabs

Brain fog in long COVID

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Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

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