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Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine

A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those with previous COVID-19, a study has found.

Medical research

The novel coronavirus' spike protein plays additional key role in illness

Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2's distinctive "spike" proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells. Now, a major new study shows that they also play a key role in the disease itself.

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.

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Vaccination

One in five will have vaccine resentment over summer holidays

Nearly one in five people who haven't had a COVID vaccine say they'll feel resentful towards those who have if they don't get one in time for their summer holidays, while the proportion of the public who think vaccine passports ...

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India posts new COVID record as global cases hit 150 million

India on Friday broke another global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million, as the first US emergency aid arrived as part of a major international effort to contain the pandemic.

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COVID deaths continue to decline in U.S.

(HealthDay)—In a sign that the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to ebb in America, a new analysis finds the seven-day average of new COVID-19 deaths in the United States has hit its lowest point since last October.

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Study links belief in science to mask-wearing during the pandemic

Individuals' perceptions of science as a source of superior knowledge can predict the likelihood of mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by University of Maine psychology researchers.

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Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India's borders

India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off supplies to neighbors such as Bangladesh and Nepal as they struggle with infection ...

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EXPLAINER: Why India's pandemic data is vastly undercounted

Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India's current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short supplies of oxygen, pleas for help from overwhelmed ...

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Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge

Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead when the Southern Hemisphere ...

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Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India's COVID-19 crisis

Africa is "watching with total disbelief" as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent's top public health official said Thursday, as African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries ...

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France to offer COVID jabs to all adults from June 15

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that vaccinations against COVID-19 will be open to all adults from June 15, as he aims to quickly reopen the country as it battles a third coronavirus wave.

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Singapore hospital hit by rare COVID outbreak

A Singapore hospital has locked down four wards after detecting coronavirus cases, authorities said Friday, a rare outbreak in a country that has largely brought the virus under control.