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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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Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines #vaccines As companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office, executives are...
David Ojcius
May 7, 20211 min read
In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines In a historic move, the US government has announced its support for waiving patent protections for...
David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read
While India suffers, other Asian countries are also seeing worrying Covid-19 spikes
#COVID19 #coronavirus #IndiaCovid While the world watches the awful scenes of India's funeral pyres, other Asian countries, ranging from...
David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read
N440K variant, which wreaked havoc in South India last year, now fading, says CCMB
#COVID19 #IndiaCrisis #India The #N440K #coronavirus variant is not new: it has been seen in south India since last year, & it is now...
David Ojcius
May 5, 20211 min read
Many Coronavirus Variants Were Already Present Before the First Known Cases Identified in China
Study finds that the progenitor (proCoV2) #coronavirus and its initial descendants arose in China, based on the earliest mutations of...
David Ojcius
May 4, 20211 min read
Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions such as obesity,...
David Ojcius
May 3, 20211 min read
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the US, Experts Now Believe
Reaching #herdimmunity for #COVID19 Is Unlikely in the US, Experts Now Believe. Widely circulating #coronavirus variants & persistent...
David Ojcius
May 3, 20211 min read
Watch the video: Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Current Research in Microbial Sciences topics covered include: #Genetics, #metabolism: #bacteria, #fungi, #protozoa, viruses;...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID
#indiacovid #coronavirus In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in #COVID19 cases, India opened vaccinations to all adults. Photo: A worker...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
COVID-19 Is a Vascular Disease: Coronavirus’ Spike Protein Attacks Cells of the Vascular System
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn't have to be this way
#IndiaCovid #COVID19 #coronavirus A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
California’s secret weapon in COVID-19 success: We are not skeptical about the vaccine
#COVID19 #COVIDVaccines #coronavirus A number of factors have fueled California’s remarkable turnaround from national epicenter of the...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
Artificial intelligence approach fighting COVID19 with repurposing drugs
#COVID19 #openaccess #coronavirus #ArtificialIntelligence #AI Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 193,825...
David Ojcius
May 1, 20212 min read
The unmaking of India
#IndiaCovidCriss In this article, the Financial Times investigates and analyzes India’s catastrophic #COVID19 response and how it has...
David Ojcius
May 1, 20211 min read
Global Coronavirus Cases Reach New Peak, Driven by India and South America
#COVID19 #coronavirus Worldwide, the number of new coronavirus cases has shot upward since the beginning of March, more than doubling in...
David Ojcius
May 1, 20211 min read
What to Know About India’s Coronavirus Crisis
#IndiaCovidCrisis #COVID19 #India A deadly 2nd wave of #coronavirus infections is devastating India, leaving millions of people infected...
David Ojcius
Apr 30, 20211 min read
What COVID19 Vaccine Skeptics Have in Common
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVID19vaccines Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs....
David Ojcius
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Inequality’s deadly toll
A century of research has demonstrated how poverty and discrimination drive disease. Can #COVID19 push science to finally address the...
David Ojcius
Apr 29, 20211 min read
How Pfizer Makes Its COVID19 Vaccine
How Pfizer Makes Its #COVID19 Vaccine Behind the scenes at a facility in Missouri, US. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/health/pf...
David Ojcius
Apr 28, 20211 min read
US CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors except in crowded settings
The US CDC says Americans fully vaccinated against #COVID19 can go without masks outdoors except in crowded settings. The changed...
David Ojcius
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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