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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Africa could see a 3rd COVID wave after a rise in cases, WHO warns
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID #COVIDVaccine #Africa A sharp rise in COVID-19 cases could be a portent of deeper trouble for the continent,...
David Ojcius
Jun 3, 20212 min read
US gov't outlines plan for how the US would distribute an initial 25 million doses around the world
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #vaccines #coronavirus The US government outlines plan to send 25 million #COVID19 shots to the world. The US is...
David Ojcius
Jun 3, 20212 min read
Microbiota Are “Crucial Factors” Affecting Immune Responses to Vaccinations
#microbiota #microbiome #vaccine #vaccines #immunology Vaccine efficacy link to microbiota, studies show. Varying immune response to...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Spared for Months, Vietnam Faces a Wave of New COVID Cases
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Vietnam The nation has prided itself on containing the coronavirus. But an outbreak at a church in Ho Chi Minh...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
The COVID pandemic is getting worse, even when it seems like it’s getting better
#COVID19 #coronavirus In the United States, life is returning to normal. Restaurants and bars are filling up again, vacations are being...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
A man in China is found to have H10N3 bird flu, a reminder of a continued ‘concern for pandemic flu’
#flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza #H10N3 A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province is the first known human to be infected...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
As the US starts a return to normal, some countries have their worst COVID outbreaks yet
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID As the US starts to return to normal, COVID19 cases are surging in some countries in Asia & South America....
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
US begins study testing mix-and-match Covid vaccine booster shots
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #coronavirus The @NIH has started an early stage clinical trial looking at what happens when an adult who is fully...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Masks, distancing still important even with vaccination, study suggests
Vaccination alone might not be enough to end the #COVID19 pandemic, according to new study. Even with a majority of the population...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
After COVID-19 successes, researchers push to develop mRNA vaccines for other diseases
#mRNA #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #cancer mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19,...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
NIH launches clinical trial of universal influenza vaccine candidate
#flu #influenza #fluseason #fluvacccine #vaccines A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
India’s COVID crisis flags need to forecast variants
#India #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The rise of more-transmissible viral mutants demands new ways to prevent, detect, track and...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #COVIDvaccine In 2017, three leading vaccine researchers submitted a grant application with an ambitious...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20214 min read
Seven European countries begin issuing a digital Covid certificate for travel
#COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #Europe #SARSCoV2 A digital Covid certificate system that will facilitate travel within the European Union...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
#H10N3 #flu #influenza #birdflu #avianflu A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
#H10N3 #flu #birdflu #avianflu #influenza A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
WHO renames UK and other coronavirus variants with Greek letters
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. From now...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
Ivermectin inhibits infection in epithelial cells
#Ivermectin #microbiology #Chlamydia #Onchocerca #STI #STD Ivermectin inhibits growth of Chlamydia trachomtis in epithelial cells...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
The Covid outbreak in Taiwan is at a critical threshold
#COVID19 #Taiwan #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The local COVID-19 situation in Taiwan is at a critical threshold, but it can hopefully be...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
More Than a Third of Heat Deaths Are Tied to Climate Change, Study Says
#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #heatstress #economicinequality Sweeping new research found that heat-related deaths in warm...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20213 min read
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