mRNA Vaccine Booster Shots Likely Required Within Six Months To Protect Against Covid-19 Variants
The majority of new infections in the US, Europe, and most other countries are now driven by variants. Until recently, the B.1.1.7 variant was the most dominant strain in the UK and throughout Europe and is prevalent in the United States as …
Newly Discovered Antibody Neutralizes Variants By Locking The Receptor-Binding Domain In A Closed Position
Cocktails of monoclonal antibodies are valuable therapies for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. However, their utility has been compromised by variants of SARS-CoV-2 that evade one or more of the antibodies in the mix. A new paper by Scheid et al. …
Vaccines Vs Variants: Three Studies Provide New Insight
Two new studies have shown the real-world effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rollout against two deadly Covid variants, B.1.1.7 and B.1.351. The news is decidedly positive, especially when considered alongside data from a third study, released today, on the effectiveness of a …
A New Approach To Treat and Prevent Covid-19
As SARS-CoV-2 variants grow in type and frequency, Covid-19 researchers are on the hunt for parts of the virus that remain consistent across variants in order to create Covid-19 treatments that work for multiple strains of the virus. This is the third …
Understanding The Neurological And Psychological Effects Of Covid-19
More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the subject of “long Covid,” the symptoms of the disease that go on for weeks or months, is gaining in prominence and importance. Of particular interest are the neurological and psychological complications that can …
An Antibody Cocktail To Lay Low A Mighty Foe
As SARS-CoV-2 variants grow in type and frequency, Covid-19 researchers are on the hunt for parts of the virus that remain consistent across variants in order to create Covid-19 treatments that work for multiple strains of the virus. This is the second …
The Common Good of Gun Control and Covid Control
After more than a year of unspeakable tragedy, we continue to be traumatized by new reports of shootings and gun violence. As we grieve those lost in recent shootings, thousands more around the country will be receiving the heart-wrenching news that a …
New Antibody Therapy And Prophylactic Shows Promise In Defending Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants Of Concern
As SARS-CoV-2 variants grow in type and frequency, Covid-19 researchers are on the hunt for parts of the virus that remain consistent across variants in order to create Covid-19 treatments that work for multiple strains of the virus. This is the first …
Written From The Frontlines Of The Pandemic, Rachel Clarke’s Memoir ‘Breathtaking’ Is A Must Read
Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a Time of Pandemic by Rachel Clarke ISBN-13: 978-1408713785 Little, Brown and Company Weeks before the first wave of Covid-19 overwhelmed Britain last spring, palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke came down with symptoms that, any other year, …
How Covid-19 Impacts The Digestive System
In late January 2020—when Covid-19, then known as 2019-nCoV, had yet to penetrate most national borders—a research paper was published in The Lancet medical journal detailing the symptoms of a cohort of 41 patients hospitalized in Wuhan, China. The study, though tiny in scale, went on …
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