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Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 show higher neutralization resistance to antibodies

In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers investigated the neutralization sensitivity of the emerging Omicron sub-variants, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5.

30 Jun 2022

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists have provided a detailed overview on the long-term symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients after initial primary infection with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

Study shows long COVID remodeling of T cell dynamics is dependent on SARS-CoV-2 severity

A new study found that the post-COVID-19 functional remodeling of T cells occurs in two steps and confers different convalescent immune states, six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

30 Jun 2022

Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

Researchers assessed the relative age-varying susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain infections compared to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta strain and pre-Delta strains in South Korea.

30 Jun 2022

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants among teens

Researchers evaluated Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness after two and three doses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern such as Delta and in Canadian adolescent community residents.

30 Jun 2022

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

Researchers reviewed the neurologic manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

The severity of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 lineages in the South Africa population

Researchers assessed the clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants.

30 Jun 2022

Researchers investigate the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by the wind

Researchers investigated whether wind-assisted transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was possible.

30 Jun 2022

A fast, highly sensitive, point-of-care RT-LAMP and CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers used isothermal amplification with CRISPR-Cas12a to detect SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

South African study shows COVID severity of Omicron BA.1, BA.4, BA.5 all similar

A recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the illness severity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.4/BA.5 and prior viral waves in the Western Cape, South Africa.

30 Jun 2022

Identification of potent SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain inhibitors

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server illustrated the optimization of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nonstructural protein 3 (NSP3) macrodomain (Mac) inhibitor based on structure.

30 Jun 2022

Canada handled COVID well by most measures

In a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers assessed how Canada performed on all coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related metrics compared to the group of 10 (G10) peer countries: France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (US).

30 Jun 2022

How to develop an "all-variant" COVID vaccine

In a recent study published in Nature Immunology, researchers summarized their observations of humoral immune responses elicited in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infected people. Additionally, they discussed all the types of SARS-CoV-2 infection- and vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies (nAbs).

30 Jun 2022

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

The distribution and dynamics of microbial populations on surfaces within a clinical microbiology lab during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluated the distribution of microbes on surfaces within a microbiology laboratory.

29 Jun 2022

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Researchers investigated the epigenetic rewiring of odor perception in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells.

29 Jun 2022

Study finds Omicron variant could break through vaccine protection more effectively than the Delta variant

Researchers assessed the efficacy of vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants of concern.

29 Jun 2022

Severe Acute Respiratory News and Research

Omicron subvariants BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 show higher neutralization resistance to antibodies

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study shows long COVID remodeling of T cell dynamics is dependent on SARS-CoV-2 severity

Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants among teens

The effects and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 on the nervous system

The severity of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 lineages in the South Africa population

Researchers investigate the possibility that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by the wind

A fast, highly sensitive, point-of-care RT-LAMP and CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

South African study shows COVID severity of Omicron BA.1, BA.4, BA.5 all similar

Identification of potent SARS-CoV-2 macrodomain inhibitors

Canada handled COVID well by most measures

How to develop an "all-variant" COVID vaccine

Casirivimab/imdevimab improve outcomes in early COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro also susceptible to mutations

Scientists report autoimmunity from molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human proteins

Researchers explore disease severity post-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in hematologic patients

The distribution and dynamics of microbial populations on surfaces within a clinical microbiology lab during the COVID-19 pandemic

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation patterns in convalescent COVID-19 subjects

Study finds Omicron variant could break through vaccine protection more effectively than the Delta variant

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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