top of page
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.

Search


Some Hospitals in Florida, US, Have More COVID Patients Than Ever Before
Some Hospitals in Florida, US, Have More #COVID19 Patients Than Ever Before. The numbers reflect a rapid rise in hospitalizations in...
David Ojcius
Jul 23, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines effective against delta variant, study says
A full course of 2 of the most widely available #COVID19 vaccines (from Pfizer & AstraZeneca) is about as effective against the more...
David Ojcius
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


Necessary or not, COVID booster shots are probably coming
#COVID19 Vaccine Booster Shots Are Coming. Are they Needed? Is a higher level of antibodies needed to protect vaccinated people? Though...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Â
Â
Â


Cigarette Smoke Stimulates Coronavirus Infection by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression
#Cigarette Smoke Stimulates #SARSCoV2 Internalization by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression in Human Gingival Epithelial Cells...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia
#Indonesia has become the new epicenter of the #COVID19 pandemic, surpassing India & Brazil to become the country with world’s highest...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


In this summer of covid freedom, disease experts warn: ‘The world needs a reality check’
‘The world needs a reality check’ #coronavirus infections are surging in places with low vaccination rates. #SARSCoV2 is continuing to...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20217 min read
Â
Â
Â


Caution needed to return to normal after COVID-19
As more vaccines are rolling out across the world, pandemic fatigue hits hard as we yearn for the life we had before #COVID19. As...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


How to vaccinate the world more quickly against COVID19
How to vaccinate the world more quickly against #COVID19. There are not enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate quickly the entire world....
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20214 min read
Â
Â
Â


Africa’s Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far Off
As the #DeltaVariant surges across #Africa, hospitals are strained & only 1% of Africans have been fully vaccinated against #COVID19....
David Ojcius
Jul 16, 20217 min read
Â
Â
Â


Delta variant's rise plunges Europe into uncertainty — and offers a warning to the US
#DeltaVariant's rise plunges Europe into uncertainty — and offers a warning to the U.S. Last month, as Europe finally lifted #COVID19...
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


A study describes a systems-based analysis of immune responses to vaccination with the COVID vaccine
Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans Abstract The emergency use authorization of two #mRNA #vaccines against...
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


Emerging Mutations in Coronavirus Spike: Widening Distribution Over Time in Different Geographies
Emerging Mutation in #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Spike: Widening Distribution Over Time in Different Geographic Areas Abstract Background...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


Most fully vaccinated people who get Covid delta infections are asymptomatic, WHO says
Covid hospitalizations are rising in some parts of the world, mostly where vaccination rates are low and the highly contagious...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


With the Delta Variant, Do I Need a Covid Booster Shot?
With the #coronavirus #DeltaVariant, Do I Need a #COVID19 Booster Shot? Although studies of a third dose are underway, experts agree that...
David Ojcius
Jul 12, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


A Covid Test as Easy as Breathing
A breathalyzer to detect #COVID19? The time may have come. Scientists have been dreaming of disease-detecting breathalyzers for years....
David Ojcius
Jul 11, 20216 min read
Â
Â
Â


Short on vaccines, Asia grapples with Delta-driven outbreaks
Across Asia, #DeltaVariant is driving new outbreaks in places where #coronavirus transmission was once kept relatively low, but where the...
David Ojcius
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


Your next vaccine could be grown in a tobacco plant
Your next vaccine could be grown in a tobacco plant. Although there are no plant-based vaccines available for human use, several are in...
David Ojcius
Jul 10, 20215 min read
Â
Â
Â


Researchers identify 13 genetic variations that can make you more susceptible to COVID-19
Researchers compared 500,000 genes from people who had #COVID19 with 2 million who did not, & identified 13 genetic variations that can...
David Ojcius
Jul 10, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


Europe finds potential link between heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots
European Union finds a possible link between very rare heart #inflammation (myocarditis & pericarditis) & #COVID19 mRNA vaccines from...
David Ojcius
Jul 10, 20212 min read
Â
Â
Â


Will COVID become a disease of the young?
Will #COVID19 become a disease of the young? Countries with high rates of vaccination, such as Israel, the United States and the United...
David Ojcius
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Â
Â
Â
Home: Blog2
Home: Subscribe

Home: Contact
bottom of page






