How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 1)
This is the first article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an under-appreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part One)
This is the first article in a 15-part series called “Relevance of Immune Suppression by SARS-CoV-2 to Understanding and Controlling the Covid-19 Pandemic,” which will explore an under-appreciated but highly significant aspect of SARS-CoV-2 replication. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to delay, evade, …
Busting 12 Covid-19 Myths That Could Kill
We have underestimated the force that is SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on global society since the beginning. Our miscalculation of everything from how the virus spreads to how much it can adapt and change has led to the loss of millions of …
A New Killer On The Loose: B.1.621
A group of seven residents in a Belgian nursing home died after infection with a new variant, all of whom were fully vaccinated according to virologists on the scene. Though the vaccine used in these residents was not made public, it was …
The Delta Variant: A Guide To Evaluating Personal Risk
As the Delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States, fueling Covid-19-related hospitalizations in regions with low vaccination rates, Americans remain unsure of the effect this highly infectious mutant will have on their lives. While vaccines reportedly prevent critical illness and death …
How Peer Counseling Can Address Barriers to Student Mental Health
When Dr. Sarah Lipson, a Boston University Professor and Associate Director of the Healthy Minds Network, worked in higher education as residential life staff, she soon found that mental health problems on college campuses were more prevalent than commonly thought. “Mental health …
Ventilated Classrooms Are Critical To Protecting Our Children From Covid Infection
The death of hundreds of children from Covid-19 in Indonesia in recent weeks should serve as yet another dire warning that children are at risk of severe illness and death from new variants. More than 800 children in Indonesia have died from the virus since the …
What We Need to Know About the Future of Variants
For the past year, variants of SARS-CoV-2 have upset our best-laid plans for recovery. As I write, the global spread of the Delta variant has darkened prospects for an early end to the pandemic. Delta outstaged the Alpha variant in recent months, …
A Situation Update On Covid-19 Variants And Vaccines
The article that follows is complex, so I will first and foremost summarize its major points. The fundamental advice I must begin with is that if you’re not vaccinated, get vaccinated, because it will likely prevent your hospitalization or death. Second, that …
Overwhelmed U.S. Hospital Systems: A Look Into The Future
A new study conducted via the U.S. Premier Healthcare Database revealed nearly one in every four COVID-19 deaths may be attributed to hospital strain related to case overload. The results exposed staggering mortality rates suggesting that, despite improvements in COVID-19 survival between March and …
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