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Omicron
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Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosts immunity but needs to be updated
A major bivalent COVID-19 vaccine induces production of neutralizing antibodies against the coronavirus that circulated at the start…
New tARC-seq method enhances precision in tracking SARS-CoV-2 mutations
In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers developed a targeted accurate ribonucleic acid (RNA) consensus sequencing…
Novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations found in floodwaters near homeless communities
In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers conducted environmental surveillance to…
Severity of current SARS-CoV-2 variants is not linked to the number of mutations
New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found…
Long COVID manifests as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from other respiratory illnesses
Long COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses, with…
Research highlights the need for continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre…
Broad-spectrum neutralizing antibody mAb-39 targets conserved S2 epitope in SARS-CoV-2
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has caused serious damage to public health and the global economy,…
Neonates of booster-vaccinated mothers have lower COVID-19 risk and better outcomes
An international study of COVID-19 in pregnancy, which included Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago,…
Increased paxlovid use could lead to significant hospitalization reductions and cost savings
Increased use of Paxlovid, the antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19, could prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations…
Study reveals high prevalence of persistent COVID-19 infections in general population
A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections…