Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Early treatment of COVID-19 in high-risk children and adolescents infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers discussed patient features, treatment-associated process measures, and outcomes associated with early monoclonal antibody and antiviral therapy in high-risk pediatric patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

22 Mar 2022

Researchers study COVID-19-associated loss of life expectancy among Native Americans

Researchers assessed the loss in life expectancy in the Native American population during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

22 Mar 2022

Length of stay distributions of hospitalized COVID-19 cases during a mixed Omicron-Delta epidemic in Australia

Researchers determined the hospital stay lengths for COVID-19 patients infected by the Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2.

22 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

The effect of SARS-CoV-2 on the expression of CD48 in the lungs and in the peripheral blood of COVID-19 patients

Researchers performed an in situ analysis to evaluate the correlation between CD48 expression and COVID-19.

22 Mar 2022

Study evaluates interactions between SARS-CoV-2 proteins and viral and host RNA

A new study investigated the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 proteins and viral and host ribonucleic acid in virus-infected cells.

22 Mar 2022

The effect of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on 250 cities in Israel

A recent study assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on unvaccinated populations and analyzed the various vaccination policies in Israel.

22 Mar 2022

Posaconazole found to be effective as a small molecule fusion inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers evaluated the importance of the Ex3Lx6L motif in SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells mediated by the spike protein syncytium formation and membrane fusion.

22 Mar 2022

Study explores minimal classroom transmission of COVID-19 in a large urban university

A new study investigated the extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in classrooms of a large urban university.

22 Mar 2022

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 allosteric binders found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reported a hybrid approach comprising computational models and high throughput screening to discover allosteric ACE2 binders inhibiting viral replication without interrupting ACE2 renal, pulmonary, immune, and cardiovascular functions.

22 Mar 2022

Waning antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2-infected or vaccinated population

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server evaluated the effects of the waning of antibodies after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection or vaccination.

22 Mar 2022

Research characterizes efficacy of various COVID vaccines against Omicron BA.1 and BA.2

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated the neutralizing capacity of existing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2 and BA.1 sublineages.

22 Mar 2022

Human parainfluenza type 3 virus outbreak in Seoul during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted a phylogenetic investigation of the human parainfluenza type 3 virus strain (HPIV3) that caused an outbreak in South Korea amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

22 Mar 2022