COVID-19 outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the World Health Organization Country Office in China on 31 December 2019 and recognised as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed COVID-19 cases.
More information: WHO, CDC, global cases.
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Study: In severe COVID-19 cases, neutrophils work around the clock
The course of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections depends not only on how aggressive the virus is, but also on the immune response of the infected individual. Using single-cell analyses, a group of researchers led by Samantha ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Finding the chink in coronavirus's armor—experiment reveals how the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 protects itself
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in millions of deaths. Despite an unparalleled collaborative research effort that led to effective vaccines and therapies being produced in record-breaking time, a complete understanding of ...
May 14, 2024
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Despite its 'nothingburger' reputation, COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu
Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu.
May 16, 2024
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The tentacles of retracted science reach deep into social media: A simple button could change that
In 1998, a paper linking childhood vaccines with autism was published in the journal, The Lancet, only to be retracted in 2010 when the science was debunked.
May 17, 2024
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Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
If you've been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
Jun 12, 2024
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Study reveals antiviral properties of solid wood surfaces
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) have collaborated to publish research on the antiviral capabilities of solid wood surfaces.
Jun 12, 2024
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Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the hospital each week and spinning off new variants with depressing regularity. The virus's exceptional ability to ...
May 18, 2024
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Researchers create brain organoid to investigate effects of COVID-19 in people with Down syndrome
A first-of-its kind brain organoid grown at The University of Queensland has helped researchers identify therapies that reduce the impact of COVID-19 on people with Down syndrome.
Jun 6, 2024
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How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells
New research from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests people who received COVID-19 vaccines and then experienced "breakthrough" infections are especially well armed against future SARS-CoV-2 infections.
May 24, 2024
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Portable pathology testing found to be equivalent to laboratory analytical standard
On-site pathology tests for infectious diseases in rural and remote locations can be just as reliable and accurate as tests carried out in a hospital laboratory, a new report from Flinders University shows.
May 30, 2024
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Why some receiving federal benefits don't consider themselves poor, although poverty rates have increased
For the past 25 years, my research as a cultural anthropologist has taken me into the homes and neighborhoods of people living in poverty in cities and rural communities throughout the U.S.
May 9, 2024
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There's a new highly transmissible COVID-19 variant: Could FLiRT lead to a summer uptick?
Two new COVID-19 subvariants, collectively nicknamed FLiRT, are increasingly edging out the winter's dominant strain ahead of a possible summer uptick in coronavirus infections.
May 13, 2024
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Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever
Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some ...
May 24, 2024
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As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
Jun 28, 2024
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Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes.
Jun 6, 2024
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How $4 billion funded the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic response
New University of Virginia School of Medicine research is shedding light on how federal funding helped scientists understand the COVID-19 virus, develop new treatments and deploy lifesaving vaccines in record time.
Jun 7, 2024
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Study finds no association between COVID-19 vaccines and stillbirths
In a new study, researchers from Yale and 11 other institutions found "no association between COVID-19 vaccination and stillbirth."
Jun 7, 2024
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Researcher: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. We still have a chance to stop a possible humanitarian disaster, but only if we get to work urgently, carefully and aggressively.
Jun 13, 2024
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