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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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The Search for Ancient (pre-pandemic) Life
#COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemics
David Ojcius
Mar 1, 20211 min read


Yuval Noah Harari: Lessons from a year of Covid19
Best selling author of "Sapiens" and "Homo Deus", Yuval Noah Harai, explores lessons from a year of #COVID19 & what we can learn for the...
David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20211 min read


The Pfizer vaccine can reduce coronavirus transmission after 1 dose, new study finds.
“The #COVID19 vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARSCoV2 but also helps prevent infection, reducing the...
David Ojcius
Feb 26, 20211 min read


Artificial neural network & logistic regression modelling to characterize COVID-19 patients in Iran
Objectives #COVID19 is an infectious disease caused by a #coronavirus that started spreading globally at the end of 2019. Due to...
David Ojcius
Feb 25, 20211 min read


A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report
The new #B1526 #coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in New York City, US, & it carries a mutation that may weaken the effectiveness...
David Ojcius
Feb 25, 20211 min read


What is the best COVID19 vaccine? It's not so simple to decide.
Any effort to rank the #COVID19 vaccines must take into account not only their effectiveness, but also supplies, costs, logistics of...
David Ojcius
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Even the World’s Most-Vaccinated Economy Faces a Tough Reopening.
Israel has given more #COVID19 vaccines per capita than anywhere else in the world. But it shows an emerging new normal that may not look...
David Ojcius
Feb 23, 20211 min read


When Will Life Be 'Normal' Again, Post-Pandemic?
The end of the #COVID19 pandemic is near, but the timeline for getting there feels like it shifts daily. Updates about new #coronavirus...
David Ojcius
Feb 23, 20211 min read


“Refined” COVID-19 Vaccine Program of Sanofi and GSK Launches Phase II Trial
#Sanofi and #GlaxoSmithKline have begun a new mid-stage study of a “refined” formulation of their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based...
David Ojcius
Feb 23, 20211 min read


The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Receding in the Worst Hotspots. Will It Last?
A month ago, the #COVID19 pandemic looked bleak. But the last month has brought a surprisingly fast, if partial, turnaround. #coronavirus...
David Ojcius
Feb 22, 20211 min read


More Americans have died from COVID19 than on the battlefields of the 2 world wars & the Vietnam War
Roughly 1 year since the 1st known death by the #coronavirus in the US, the country approaches 500,000 #COVID19 deaths....
David Ojcius
Feb 21, 20211 min read


Caution needed to return to normal after COVID19 pandemic
Should we become vaccinated against #COVID19? Should we continue wearing masks and social distancing after becoming vaccinated? Opinion...
David Ojcius
Feb 20, 20211 min read


The coronavirus is here to stay: here’s what that means
Many scientists think that the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus will become endemic for years to come. But failure to eradicate the virus does not...
David Ojcius
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
Israel study finds 94% drop in symptomatic #COVID19 cases after receiving #Pfizer vaccine Health maintenance organization, which covers >...
David Ojcius
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Coronavirus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance
What if #COVID19 never goes away? Experts say it’s likely that some version of the disease will linger for years. But what it will look...
David Ojcius
Feb 14, 20211 min read


Less drilling, less germ spray: Dentistry adapts to the Covid era.
Drills & other equipment used by dentists can produce suspended droplets or aerosols, potentially carrying the #coronavirus, which could...
David Ojcius
Feb 13, 20211 min read


How to redesign COVID vaccines so they protect against variants
As evidence grows that new variants of the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus can evade immunity produced by vaccines or previous infections,...
David Ojcius
Feb 13, 20211 min read


NIH experts discuss SARS-CoV-2 viral variants
NIH experts outline how new #coronavirus variants have arisen, concerns whether currently-approved vaccines will continue to protect...
David Ojcius
Feb 12, 20211 min read


Pfizer vaccine found to give strong immune response to new Covid variants
People who have received two doses of the #Pfizer vaccine have been found to have strong T-cell responses against the UK and South...
David Ojcius
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Vaccine vs variant: Promising data in Israel's race to defeat pandemic
Israel’s swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc’s #COVID19 vaccine. Results are trickling in,...
David Ojcius
Feb 10, 20211 min read
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