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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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COVID and the brain: researchers zero in on how damage occurs
Growing evidence suggests that the #coronavirus causes ‘brain fog’ & other neurological symptoms through multiple mechanisms: by directly...
David Ojcius
Jul 8, 20215 min read
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Sex-specific immune response in COVID-19 linked to cellular metabolism
Study shows that male #COVID19 patients more likely than female patients or healthy control subjects to have elevated levels of...
David Ojcius
Jul 7, 20212 min read
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Mounting evidence suggests Sputnik COVID vaccine is safe and effective
Russia's #COVID19 vaccine is in use in nearly 70 nations, but its adoption has been slowed by controversies and questions over rare side...
David Ojcius
Jul 6, 20216 min read
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COVID vaccines to reach poorest countries in 2023 — despite recent pledges
Amid a #COVID19 surge in Africa, vaccine promises from richer nations are not enough to bring an early end to the pandemic, experts say....
David Ojcius
Jul 5, 20215 min read
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Japan seeks to have vaccine passports accepted by over 10 nations
Japan is making arrangements for its #COVID19 vaccination passports to be accepted by over 10 nations, including Italy, France and...
David Ojcius
Jul 5, 20212 min read
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Brazil Covid Vaccine Scandal Imperils Bolsonaro as Protests Spread
Brazilians were angry over how slowly their government moved to acquire #coronavirus vaccines. Now they’re incensed over a corruption...
David Ojcius
Jul 3, 20215 min read
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Virologists publish new findings on SARS-CoV-2 treatment option
Virologists report that animal models infected with #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus & treated with a deuterated protease inhibitor had...
David Ojcius
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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Why the Delta Variant Could End Australia’s Pursuit of ‘Covid Zero’
What the #DeltaVariant means for Australia's attempt to control the #COVID19 pandemic. For Australia & other nations pursuing a...
David Ojcius
Jul 3, 20215 min read
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Moderna and Pfizer vaccines prime T cells to fight new coronavirus variants
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that T cells from people who have recovered from #COVID19 or received...
David Ojcius
Jul 2, 20214 min read
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The coronavirus is surging again in many parts of the world
A year & a half since it began racing across the globe, the #COVID19 pandemic is on the rise again in vast stretches of the world, driven...
David Ojcius
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Los Angeles, California, urges everyone to mask up because of delta variant — even the vaccinated
In an abrupt shift in tone, public health officials in Los Angeles, US, are urging both unvaccinated & vaccinated people to don masks...
David Ojcius
Jun 30, 20215 min read
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Life after the 1918 flu has lessons for our post-pandemic world.
As the #COVID19 pandemic fades, "some existing trends will remain," such as recent expansion & use of online shopping, telehealth...
David Ojcius
Jun 28, 20218 min read
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Pfizer & Moderna vaccines may offer long-lasting against COVID19 for years, according to study
#Pfizer & #Moderna vaccines may offer protection against #COVID19 for years, according to detailed study of immune responses. Findings...
David Ojcius
Jun 28, 20213 min read
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Now booming on Moscow’s black market: Fake vaccine certificates
#Russia #COVIDVaccine #COVID19 #coronavirus It took just a few hours for fraudsters to act after Moscow's mayor announced this month that...
David Ojcius
Jun 27, 20214 min read
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Researchers found evidence of a coronavirus epidemic that broke out >20,000 years ago in East Asia.
#coronavirus #COVID19 #Asia #evolution Genomes of >2,500 people show interaction with coronaviruses, which left genetic imprints on the...
David Ojcius
Jun 27, 20212 min read
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Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all #COVID19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t #vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots...
David Ojcius
Jun 27, 20214 min read
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US NIH begins study of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum
#pregnancy #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDVaccine #SARSCoV2 Researchers will measure antibodies against SARSCoV2, assess vaccine safety &...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Delta variant triggers dangerous new phase in the pandemic
The #DeltaVariant may account for 90% of #COVID19 cases in European Union by end of August. "This could cause a risk for vulnerable...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20216 min read
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Brazil Passes 500,000 Covid Deaths, a Tragedy With No Sign of Letup
#Brazil recently surpassed 500,000 #COVID19 deaths, the world’s 2nd-highest total. Many experts believe the true death toll may be...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20214 min read
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India’s black fungus outbreak: Recovering covid patients grapple with removal of eyes
#Mucormycosis ( #BlackFungus ) has killed hundreds in #India and forced many to have an eye removed When the #coronavirus pandemic tore...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20212 min read
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