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Virus-specific cellular immunity may be essential for long-term protection against SARS-CoV-2

The major clinical manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection include fever, dry cough, fatigue, and other respiratory symptoms. Recent studies show that over 60% of...

24 February, 2021

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140,000 virus species found in the human gut

Viruses are the most numerous biological entities on the planet. Now researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have identified over 140,000 viral species...

19 February, 2021

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China ramps up vaccine logistics for global inoculation campaign

With China projected to have at least three viable COVID-19 vaccines available to the public, China’s airports are likely to see international cargo flights flood in to pick up COVID-19 vaccines in mid-2021...

9 February, 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 evolution and vaccines: cause for concern?

In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has reached every continent, causing 98 million confirmed cases and over 2 million deaths (as of Jan 25, 2021). Equally rapid has been the progress in vaccine...

8 February, 2021

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Russia’s COVID vaccine 92% effective, even in those over 60

An interim analysis of data from a phase 3 clinical trial of Russia’s two-dose Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) coronavirus vaccine involving nearly 20,000 adult volunteers suggests an efficacy of 91.6% against...

3 February, 2021

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New variant COVID findings fuel more worries about vaccine resistance

Scientists in the United Kingdom reported that a small number of B117 variants have developed the E484K mutation thought to help SARS-CoV-2 partly evade immunity, and another UK group said their lab experiments suggest...

3 February, 2021

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Infectious disease research ‘alarmingly low’

Leading pharmaceutical companies are neglecting to address many other infectious diseases that pose a pandemic risk, amid a surge in research into COVID-19, a report has found. In the 20 drugs companies scrutinised by...

29 January, 2021

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Virus mutations down to chance, in more ways than one

The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating how and why the virus became more transmissible. Like all viruses, SARS...

25 January, 2021

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The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants

Geographic associations risk stigma. Researchers must quickly agree on a more meaningful and universal nomenclature. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting at which, among other...

20 January, 2021

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