Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Should I still get a booster shot even though we don't know much about omicron?
The refrain of "get your shots" has picked up again.
Dec 6, 2021
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How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron?
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it's possible that existing vaccines won't be as effective as they have been. If so, it's likely that companies will need to update ...
Dec 3, 2021
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'Immune imprinting' by different SARS-CoV-2 spike sequences from variants, vaccines means we now have diverse patterns
New research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters, be it by vaccination or infection, shapes their subsequent immune response against current and future variants. That is, it imparts different ...
Dec 2, 2021
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SARS-CoV-2 variants, including mutated variants resembling omicron, are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines
In an effort to predict future evolutionary maneuvers of SARS-CoV-2, a research team led by investigators at Harvard Medical School has identified several likely mutations that would allow the virus to evade immune defenses, ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Why it's too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron.
Dec 2, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists solve an important part of the mystery of ultra-rare blood clots linked to adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines
An international team of scientists believe they may have found a molecular mechanism behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines.
Dec 2, 2021
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Will omicron be more contagious than delta? A virus evolution expert explains
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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Experts discuss new variant B.1.1.529
What is the new variant, how is it different, and how concerned should we be?
Nov 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What makes the delta variant of COVID-19 so contagious?
The delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has swept the planet, becoming the dominant variant within just a few months. A new study from Boston Children's Hospital, published in Science, explains why delta spreads so easily and infects ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Vaccination
New COVID vaccine design is easier to manufacture, doesn't need cold storage
Currently available COVID vaccines require cold storage and sophisticated manufacturing capacity, which makes it difficult to produce and distribute them widely, especially in less developed countries. A new type of vaccine ...
Nov 6, 2021
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