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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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Extra Shots from Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer Covid Vaccines Give Immune Boost, Companies Report
Second Dose of #johnsonandjohnson #COVID19 Vaccine Gives Strong Boost, Company Reports. The company will submit the data to the US #FDA,...
David Ojcius
Aug 25, 20214 min read


Biden receives inconclusive intelligence report on covid-19 origins
Biden receives inconclusive intelligence report on #COVID19 origins #SARSCoV2 #Wuhan The report falls short of concluding whether the...
David Ojcius
Aug 24, 20214 min read


Scaling the tips of the ALPS
by Frédéric Rieux-Laucat, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, David M. Ojcius #apoptosis #immunology #FAS #autoimmunity This special issue contains...
David Ojcius
Aug 23, 20218 min read


Have You Already Had a Breakthrough COVID Infection?
Despite breakthroughs, it's important to remember that most vaccinated people no longer need to fear dying #COVID19. They are also much...
David Ojcius
Aug 22, 20217 min read


Demand For COVID Antibody Drugs Soars In Hard-Hit States
Antibody Drugs Are In High Demand As Delta Variant Drives A #COVID19 Surge People infected with COVID-19 were captured in a photo this...
David Ojcius
Aug 20, 20214 min read


The COVID-19 epidemic and other notifiable infectious diseases in China
The #COVID19 epidemic and other notifiable infectious diseases in #China Abstract Many infection control measures have been implemented...
David Ojcius
Aug 19, 20215 min read


Multinational Project Launched to Pursue New Strategy for Curing HIV
A multinational project is launched to pursue new strategies for curing #AIDS. The aim will be to both silence & permanently remove #HIV...
David Ojcius
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Biden administration to start offering vaccine booster shots on Sept. 20
The US gov't will begin offering Pfizer & Moderna #COVID19 booster shots to all Americans on Sept. 20. The goal is for all Americans to...
David Ojcius
Aug 18, 20211 min read


David Ojcius
Aug 17, 20210 min read


Microbial study reveals extended lifespan of starved bacteria
Study reveals extended lifespan of starved bacteria. "How bacteria survive long periods of energy limitation is relevant to understanding...
David Ojcius
Aug 15, 20213 min read


‘This is a dangerous combination’: New study says wildfire smoke linked to more covid cases, deaths
Exposure to #wildfire smoke may have led to 1000s more cases of #COVID19 & more deaths among people who tested positive for #coronavirus....
David Ojcius
Aug 13, 20215 min read


Inflammasome activation at the crux of severe COVID-19
Review of evidence that #SARSCoV2#coronavirus directly or indirectly activates #inflammasomes, leading to secretion of IL-1 family...
David Ojcius
Aug 12, 20212 min read


New Research Discovers Potential of Gut Microbes To Reverse Aging in the Brain
New study shows that it's possible to reverse aspects of #aging-related deterioration in the #brain and cognitive function via the the...
David Ojcius
Aug 12, 20212 min read


Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame
#DeltaVariant Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame Cases of #COVID19 are rising fast. Vaccine uptake has plateaued. The pandemic will be over...
David Ojcius
Aug 12, 20213 min read


Climate change brings more wildfires and health hazards from wildfire smoke
Adriana Chan, Melissa Nguyen, Adam Acevedo and David Ojcius As #wildfire season begins, be prepared to change your behavior to minimize...
David Ojcius
Aug 11, 20212 min read


Guinea confirms West Africa’s first case of rare, Ebola-like Marburg virus disease
A patient with the rare, but highly infectious #MarburgVirus disease has died in Guinea, according to the World Health Organization. It’s...
David Ojcius
Aug 10, 20212 min read


Beyond Delta variant, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
Beyond #DeltaVariant, scientists are watching new #coronavirus variants. The continued spread of the #SARSCoV2 virus has spawned a Greek...
David Ojcius
Aug 9, 20213 min read


These 5 figures show how bad the US Covid-19 surge is. But experts say we can turn things around
The rise in #COVID19 cases in the US is driven by unvaccinated Americans, who also make up most of hospitalized Covid-19 patients &...
David Ojcius
Aug 8, 20216 min read


New Study Shows Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens
New Study Shows #ClimateChange May Increase the Spread of Plant Pathogens #climate #microbiology Models suggest that higher latitude...
David Ojcius
Aug 7, 20214 min read


Structural basis for enhanced infectivity and immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Three papers use functional & structural studies to explore how mutations in the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus spike protein affect its ability...
David Ojcius
Aug 6, 20216 min read
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