Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study discusses the rate of changes in peripheral blood white cells in individuals who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 Oct 2021

Important factors that determine the child clinical COVID-19 attack ratio

A new modeling study aimed to determine the attack ratio among children between the ages of 0-11 years in Ontario, Canada.

3 Oct 2021

Republican-led states eased pandemic restrictions two weeks earlier than others

States eased those policies based on politics as much as COVID-19 death rates or case counts, according to new research from the University of Washington. The researchers also found that states with large Black communities, despite those communities being hit hardest by the pandemic, also lifted restrictions earlier.

3 Oct 2021

Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 can be reduced by using prescribed blood thinners

The NIH has reported that many individuals with COVID-19 develop abnormal blood clots from high inflammation, which can lead to serious health complications and mortality.

3 Oct 2021

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

2 Oct 2021

Cancer patients on chemotherapy have lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially stressful time for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which attacks not only the cancer, but also the immune cells needed to defend the body from infections.

2 Oct 2021

CDC awards $15.88 million to Wayne State University to study viral infection surveillance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $15.88 million to the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine to be the epicenter of a national study on viral infections that present in emergency departments across the county.

1 Oct 2021

Santa Cruz health officials honored for persevering in covid battle against tide of ‘denialism’

Two California public health officials who pressed forward with aggressive measures to contain covid-19 even while enduring death threats and harassment will be honored with the 2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award from PEN America, the group announced Friday.

1 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The health agenda still on hold

Meanwhile, the Biden administration issued regulations to implement last year's law to limit "surprise" medical bills to patients who get care outside their insurance networks.

1 Oct 2021

Two-mAb cocktail prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection, study suggests

A promising study shows that a combination of two monoclonal antibodies effectively neutralized SARS-CoV-2 in monkeys and proved efficacious against newer variants of concern in vitro.

1 Oct 2021

Enveloped virus-like particle based vaccines potentially broaden immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new preprint describes promising results with a novel vaccine candidate designed to improve the breadth of neutralization.

1 Oct 2021

Structure of monoclonal antibody that can potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

A new preprint deals with the analysis of the monoclonal antibody J08, which was capable of powerful neutralization of the wildtype SARS-CoV-2, and its VOCs.

1 Oct 2021

Persistence of humoral immune response in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent individuals a year after infection

A new study reported the persistence of immune responses over twelve months after natural infection.

1 Oct 2021

Similar viral load in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Researchers evaluated Ct-values among distinct groups, namely, a) completely vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals and b) asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals at the time of testing.

1 Oct 2021

The extent to which COVID-19 vaccination reduces transmission varies with vaccine type and SARS-CoV-2 strain

Researchers from the University of Oxford have been examining the impact of vaccination on the spread of the Alpha and Delta variants through the population.

1 Oct 2021

Study finds US pediatric COVID-19 cases are higher than expected

Researchers from the CDC have investigated differences in seroprevalence across pediatric age groups to estimate an infection to case ratio.

1 Oct 2021

Real-world data sheds new light on biologic treatment and vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients

Real-world data looking at biologic treatment and vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients is being presented today at EADV’s 30th Congress.

1 Oct 2021

COVID-19 lockdowns have stunted the development of schoolchildren

This month the few remaining countries in East Asia and the Pacific that had kept schools shuttered since the COVID-19 outbreak are reopening, some on a limited scale.

1 Oct 2021

Comparison of Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, AZ vaccines for neutralization titer, against Delta and other variants

Is one COVID vaccine better than the other? Four current vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca — are highly effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but a new medRxiv* study suggests the level of protection varies.

30 Sep 2021

New approach reveals ‘protein partners’ that may contribute to unusual pathologies of COVID-19

COVID-19 not only causes symptoms characteristic of a typical respiratory disorder, but has also been known to trigger a wide range of other symptoms in people who had been infected, some lasting even long after individuals test negative for the virus.

30 Sep 2021

Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

Important factors that determine the child clinical COVID-19 attack ratio

Republican-led states eased pandemic restrictions two weeks earlier than others

Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 can be reduced by using prescribed blood thinners

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

Cancer patients on chemotherapy have lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

CDC awards $15.88 million to Wayne State University to study viral infection surveillance

Santa Cruz health officials honored for persevering in covid battle against tide of ‘denialism’

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The health agenda still on hold

Two-mAb cocktail prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection, study suggests

Enveloped virus-like particle based vaccines potentially broaden immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Structure of monoclonal antibody that can potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

Persistence of humoral immune response in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent individuals a year after infection

Similar viral load in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

The extent to which COVID-19 vaccination reduces transmission varies with vaccine type and SARS-CoV-2 strain

Study finds US pediatric COVID-19 cases are higher than expected

Real-world data sheds new light on biologic treatment and vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients

COVID-19 lockdowns have stunted the development of schoolchildren

Comparison of Pfizer, Moderna, J&J, AZ vaccines for neutralization titer, against Delta and other variants

New approach reveals ‘protein partners’ that may contribute to unusual pathologies of COVID-19

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Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

Latest Coronavirus Disease COVID 19 News and Research

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