Increased mortality in community-tested cases of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7
#SARSCoV2 lineage #B117, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide This new...
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#SARSCoV2 lineage #B117, a variant first detected in the UK in September 20201, has spread to multiple countries worldwide This new...
A year after Italy became the first European country to impose a national lockdown to contain the spread of the #coronavirus, the nation...
Multiple #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus variants escape neutralization by #COVID19 vaccine-induced humoral immunity. Some variants (K417N/T,...
New study shows that since December 2019 & for the first 11 months of the #COVID19 pandemic there has been very little 'important'...
A year after the #COVID19 pandemic was declared by WHO, US cases are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns. The US has lost...
An analysis of electronic medical records in California found that 32% started with asymptomatic infections but reported troubling...
Working a standard 8 h shift may not be the best schedule for everyone, sitting at a desk doesn't always mean you're productive &...
A new standby list for #COVID19 vaccines is rolling out across the country to connect people with doses that would otherwise go to waste....
People who are fully vaccinated against #coronavirus can have small gatherings indoors with other vaccinated people but need to wear...
As US #coronavirus cases remain at a low not seen since October, the more contagious #B117 variant first reported in the UK has likely...
Preliminary data indicates that the AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, #coronavirus variant. The...
Many experts predict that the #coronavirus will become a seasonal pathogen that won’t be much more than a nuisance for most of us who...
#Merck will help to make the #johnsonandjohnson #COVID19 vaccine. The highly unusual agreement, brokered by the US white house, could...
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“The #COVID19 vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARSCoV2 but also helps prevent infection, reducing the...
The #coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good. Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections....
Objectives #COVID19 is an infectious disease caused by a #coronavirus that started spreading globally at the end of 2019. Due to...
The new #B1526 #coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City, US, & it carries a mutation that may weaken the effectiveness...
Any effort to rank the #COVID19 vaccines must take into account not only their effectiveness, but also supplies, costs, logistics of...
The end of the #COVID19 pandemic is near, but the timeline for getting there feels like it shifts daily. Updates about new #coronavirus...