What's the new omicron XE variant and should I be worried?
It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it's hard to know how concerned we ought to be.
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It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it's hard to know how concerned we ought to be.
Apr 14, 2022
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Many treatments for COVID-19 focus on the spike protein that the virus uses to bind to human cells. While those treatments work well on the original variant, they may not be as effective on future ones. The Omicron variant, ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Although immunologists have developed a deep reservoir of knowledge illuminating how antibodies respond to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, little is known about the elusive cells that produce infection-fighting antibodies.
The first three coronavirus vaccines earned Emergency Use Authorization more than a year ago. To date, no other vaccines have been put into use in the U.S—but that will soon change. More than 40 vaccines are undergoing ...
May 5, 2022
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Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published a detailed map of where human antibodies bind to SARS-CoV-2, a map that was generated by a global collaboration comparing nearly all leading clinical candidates. ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Catastrophe occasionally apologizes for itself by coughing up a consolation prize. World War II gave us penicillin. So let's count our blessings.
Aug 3, 2023
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Three currently circulating omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2—including two that currently make up almost 50% of reported COVID-19 infections in the U.S.—are better at evading vaccine- and infection-generated neutralizing ...
Nov 22, 2022
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A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization two days later. Omicron is very unusual in that ...
Dec 1, 2021
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New research hints at a possible explanation as to why people with diabetes, asthma and other conditions that involve chronic inflammation are more susceptible to the coronavirus and tend to experience more serious COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2022
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Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome often experience cognitive and memory impairments. A new study by researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and UniRio provides insight into the mechanism ...
Apr 3, 2023
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