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Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Researchers examined neutralizing antibody levels in 48 vaccinated health care workers against the major SARS-CoV-2 variants.

10 Dec 2021

Symptoms after a third mRNA vaccine among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers published a report wherein they assessed the symptomology post a booster dose of mRNA vaccines in adults with IBD.

10 Dec 2021

Analysis finds substantially more mutations in the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant

A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better understanding the variant's potential threat and ways to combat it.

9 Dec 2021

Booster vaccination can reduce breakthrough infection risk in HIV patients

New study reveals that people with HIV are at a high risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infection in comparison to people without HIV, and that booster vaccinations can be protective for those living with HIV.

9 Dec 2021

Assessing the risk of Omicron variant transmission by travelers from South Africa

A new study led by a multinational team of researchers studied the risk of importation of the Omicron variant by travelers from South Africa.

9 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant may bind with ACE2 receptor more efficiently

A new study discusses the effect of the Omicron variant’s mutations on its binding efficiency to the ACE2 receptor.

9 Dec 2021

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines—shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2021

CDC encourages 16-and-17-year-old adolescents to receive COVID-19 booster shot

Today, CDC is strengthening its booster recommendations and encouraging everyone 16 and older to receive a booster shot. Although we don't have all the answers on the Omicron variant, initial data suggests that COVID-19 boosters help broaden and strengthen the protection against Omicron and other variants.

9 Dec 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much ado about (vaccine) mandates

Even with the new omicron variant of the covid virus spreading in the U.S., Republicans on Capitol Hill are pushing to stop President Joe Biden from requiring workers to either be tested regularly or vaccinated.

9 Dec 2021

Long term vaccine response following Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in hemodialysis patients

Researchers discuss the long-term humoral immune responses in hemodialysis patients after being vaccinated with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.

9 Dec 2021

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutation with no associated increase in epidemiological fitness

Researchers from the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas have been investigating one of the mutations that typically appear in the Delta variant.

9 Dec 2021

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Study shows that the omicron variant shares a common ancestry with the VOI lambda and has evolved mainly because of non-synonymous mutations.

9 Dec 2021

Challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study aims to generate an understanding of the overall challenges that the people experiencing bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic face.

9 Dec 2021

Novel waveform-based approach to determine the propensity of betacoronaviruses to infect humans

Scientists attempt to understand the evolution of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

9 Dec 2021

Study of individuals referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with long COVID

Scientists discuss the characteristics, diagnostic evaluations, and cardiac diagnoses in patients referred to a clinic designed for patients with PASC.

9 Dec 2021

Disparities in COVID-19 burden among high-risk communities

New study findings demonstrate that non-Whites, lower-income individuals, and individuals with lower education levels have the highest SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and lowest vaccination seroprevalence.

9 Dec 2021

Never mind toys, it’s time to ask Santa for crutches and catheters

America's hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the covid-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies.

9 Dec 2021

Health experts worry CDC’s covid vaccination rates appear inflated

For nearly a month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's online vaccine tracker has shown that virtually everyone 65 and older in the United States — 99.9% — has received at least one covid vaccine dose.

9 Dec 2021

Kinetics and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses

New study findings indicate that antibody detection shows a distinct pattern depending on the type of antibody detected, the target antigen, the test design, antibody avidity level, and COVID-19 severity.

9 Dec 2021

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence on efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines

A review article focuses on the efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 variants.

9 Dec 2021

Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Symptoms after a third mRNA vaccine among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Analysis finds substantially more mutations in the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant

Booster vaccination can reduce breakthrough infection risk in HIV patients

Assessing the risk of Omicron variant transmission by travelers from South Africa

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant may bind with ACE2 receptor more efficiently

Investigational mRNA-based HIV vaccine shows promise in mice and non-human primates

CDC encourages 16-and-17-year-old adolescents to receive COVID-19 booster shot

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much ado about (vaccine) mandates

Long term vaccine response following Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in hemodialysis patients

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutation with no associated increase in epidemiological fitness

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant

Challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Novel waveform-based approach to determine the propensity of betacoronaviruses to infect humans

Study of individuals referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with long COVID

Disparities in COVID-19 burden among high-risk communities

Never mind toys, it’s time to ask Santa for crutches and catheters

Health experts worry CDC’s covid vaccination rates appear inflated

Kinetics and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence on efficacy of neutralizing antibodies and vaccines

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