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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Coronavirus infections dropping in the US where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not
US states with high vaccination rates now have markedly fewer #COVID19 cases, as infections are dropping in places where most residents...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20211 min read
Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine is 90 percent effective, study finds
#Novavax #coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDVaccines #COVIDVaccine #Vaccines The vaccine is one of six the U.S. bet on but is likely to have its...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Novavax Offers US a Fourth Strong Covid-19 Vaccine
#Novavax #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDVaccines #COVIDVaccine #COVID The company’s large U.S. trial found an efficacy rate of about 90...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20213 min read
The indirect effect of mRNA-based Covid vaccination on unvaccinated household members
#COVID #COVIDvaccine #COVID19 #vaccines Abstract This paper studies the direct and indirect effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines among...
David Ojcius
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Widespread vaccination of adults helps protect unvaccinated children
#COVIDvaccine #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus The study, based on anonymized Israeli medical records, showed that vaccination's benefits...
David Ojcius
Jun 13, 20212 min read
Which Groups Are Still Dying of Covid in the U.S.?
#COVID19 #coronavirus Deaths from Covid-19 have dropped 90 percent in the United States since their peak in January, according to...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of other outbreaks when schools reopen
#measles #COVID19 #education #coronavirus #MMR #school #vaccines Routine childhood vaccinations dropped dramatically during the early...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
We should embrace WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants
#coronavirus #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 It has taken nearly six months, but the World Health Organization (WHO) last week announced the first...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
New York Turns to Smart Thermometers for Disease Detection in Schools
#COVID19 #coronavirus #diagnosis #NewYork #NewYorkCity #Kinsa The technology company Kinsa will distribute as many as 100,000...
David Ojcius
Jun 9, 20215 min read
San Francisco may be first major US city to hit herd immunity, experts say
#COVID19 #coronavirus #herdimmunity #SanFrancisco San Francisco may have become the first major American city to hit herd immunity to the...
David Ojcius
Jun 9, 20213 min read
So working from home is no longer an option?
#remotework #pandemic #lockdown #COVID19 #coronavirus #humor Humor from the New Yorker : “So working from home is no longer an option?”
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Senolytics reduce coronavirus-related mortality in old mice
#senescence #COVID19 #coronavirus #aging #inflammation Targeting senescent cells using senolytic drugs before or after coronavirus...
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Mastercard Foundation donates US$1.3 billion to boost Africa's response to COVID pandemic
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #pandemic #coronavirus #Africa Mastercard Foundation donates US$1.3 billion to boost Africa's pandemic response in...
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20213 min read
Some Pandemic Health Habits Deserve to Stay
#flu #influenza #masks #COVID19 #coronavirus #socialdistancing #handwashing In the West, we have learned that mask wearing is very...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20213 min read
How coronavirus aerosols travel through lungs
#coronavirus #aerosols #virus #virology #COVID19 More than 65% of inhaled coronavirus particles reach the deepest region of our lungs...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20213 min read
How the ‘Alpha’ Coronavirus Variant Became So Powerful
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Alpha A new study suggests how the variant first identified in Britain hides from the human immune system. Its...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20213 min read
British tourists scramble to return from Portugal to meet a new quarantine deadline
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Britain #UK #Portugal #quarantine British tourists scrambled to leave Portugal over the weekend in order to beat a...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20212 min read
We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDVaccine Although many scientists estimate that the COVID19 vaccines authorized in the US will last...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20212 min read
The Pandemic Might Have Killed Off Some Flu Strains for Good
#flu #influenza #masks #publichealth #COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemic Scientists say that two common strains of the seasonal flu have...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
SARS-CoV-2 evades neutralizing antibodies and rapidly spreads by cell fusion, finds study
#COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #cellbiology #microbiology Once a virus infects a cell, neighboring cells are likely to become...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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