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Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

A recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server and under consideration for inclusion in the journal Scientific Reports assessed the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfections.

6 Feb 2022

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to study the COVID-19 pandemic, from the biological mechanisms of disease and infection patterns to the pandemic's impact on women and sexual and gender minorities.

6 Feb 2022

First case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in asymptomatic flock owner in Europe

Following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in a flock of around 125 Muscovy ducks in a domestic setting in South West England on 22 December 2021, the virus was later also confirmed in the asymptomatic flock owner.

6 Feb 2022

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

A study posted recently to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated that the emergence of new spike variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be predicted.

6 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

The first published case describing the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a domestic cat in the United States highlights the realistic scenario of spillover infections with emerging viral variants that threaten human and animal health.

6 Feb 2022

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Black residents of Baton Rouge and New Orleans faced twice the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection as white residents, a study shows.

6 Feb 2022

Assessing public trust and understanding of CDC’s revised COVID-19 guidelines

Researchers assess the understanding and trust of the revised COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidance recommended by the U.S. CDC.

6 Feb 2022

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Researchers discuss the impact of mRNA booster immunization on the neutralizing activity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the elderly.

6 Feb 2022

Women, smokers and drinkers more likely to develop taste or smell disorders from COVID

Researchers investigate the relationship between TSD and COVID-19.

6 Feb 2022

Greater neutralizing titers observed in vaccinated individuals with breakthrough Omicron infection

Researchers assess the neutralizing power of plasma samples collected from Omicron convalescent individuals who were either vaccinated or unvaccinated.

6 Feb 2022

Many COVID-19 patients still contagious after five days

A new study shows that a high proportion of individuals still test positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection using RATs after five days of quarantine.

6 Feb 2022

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

New research published in Internal and Emergency Medicine discusses the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and dizziness.

6 Feb 2022

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Research shows that pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at increased risk of severe complications, including hospitalization, ventilation, and death, compared to pregnant people without COVID-19.

4 Feb 2022

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Within only three weeks after the omicron variant was first identified among Houston Methodist patients, this variant rapidly took over and became the cause of a majority of new cases.

4 Feb 2022

Older people at highest risk of death are least likely to receive effective COVID-19 treatment

People over age 65 at the highest risk for severe COVID-19 have often been the least likely to receive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—a highly effective treatment for the disease—both across and within U.S. states, according to new research co-authored by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

4 Feb 2022

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

Researchers from Yale University, University of Basel, University of Antwerp, CDDEP and other institutions recently published 'Estimating the effect of vaccination on antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in 73 countries supported by Gavi: a mathematical modeling study' in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2022

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Scientists recently assessed the immunogenicity of a third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

4 Feb 2022

Wistar researchers takes a promising step in the direction of developing HIV vaccine

Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, takes a promising step in the direction of developing an HIV vaccine.

4 Feb 2022

Understanding how COVID-19 infection spreads from the upper airways to the lungs

Whether COVID-19 becomes a life-threatening disease depends, in part, on the virus reaching one's lungs. Scientists suspect the initial infected tissues in the upper airway can act as the source for virus-laden droplets or boluses, that are aspirated into the lungs.

4 Feb 2022

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists aimed at furthering our understanding of anti-Nucleocapsid and anti-Spike responses over time.

4 Feb 2022

Disease/Infection News

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

Northwestern researchers study COVID-19 mechanisms, infection patterns and impact on gender minorities

First case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in asymptomatic flock owner in Europe

A novel approach to predict mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 spike

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Assessing public trust and understanding of CDC’s revised COVID-19 guidelines

Booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine protects elderly against Omicron

Women, smokers and drinkers more likely to develop taste or smell disorders from COVID

Greater neutralizing titers observed in vaccinated individuals with breakthrough Omicron infection

Many COVID-19 patients still contagious after five days

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

COVID-19 severity does not differ by trimester, study says

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Older people at highest risk of death are least likely to receive effective COVID-19 treatment

Study assesses how vaccination against typhoid fever could help avert antimicrobial resistance

mRNA booster vaccination shown to induce robust neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Wistar researchers takes a promising step in the direction of developing HIV vaccine

Understanding how COVID-19 infection spreads from the upper airways to the lungs

Observational analysis of nucleocapsid and spike antibody responses post-SARS-CoV-2 infection

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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