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Global Health Cast – COVID-19 Update on Virology

Part 3 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Bruno Lina, Prof. Catherine Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Joe Schmitt. 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants globally 03:20 The emergence of the...

8 September, 2023

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Using ChatGPT to address vaccine hesitancy: a promising tool for guiding users to scientific information?

In a recent study published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, a group of researchers assessed Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT)’s ability to address the 50 most common misconceptions about...

7 September, 2023

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Global Health Cast – Long COVID

Part 2 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Schmitt, Prof. Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Altmann. 00:00 Introduction 02:20 How common is long COVID 03:25 Is long COVID a major public health problem 04:52 Ways to...

22 August, 2023

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COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and adolescents, according to a review. However, with most children now having caught the SARS-CoV-2 virus and building up a natural...

21 August, 2023

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Global Health Cast Edition 46

Forty-sixth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. 00:00 Introduction 00:54 EG.5 variant 02:34 What to do when you catch COVID-19 05:58 Unusual dengue surge in Bangladesh 08:28...

15 August, 2023

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Three doses of COVID-19 vaccine leads to catch-up antibody responses among the particularly vulnerable

Even vulnerable people, who are at risk of severe Covid-19, achieved good antibody levels after three doses of mRNA vaccine. This is shown by a study from the University of Gothenburg on patients having undergone a bone...

4 August, 2023

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Global Health Cast – Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence: What Science Tells Us

Part 1 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Schmitt, Prof. Weil-Olivier, and Dr. Karafillakis. 00:00 Introduction 01:46 Attitude changes to COVID-19 during the pandemic 09:46 Is there an inverse relationship...

4 August, 2023

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Scientists develop breath test that rapidly detects COVID-19 virus

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a breath test that quickly identifies those who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. The device requires only one or two breaths and provides...

2 August, 2023

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Machine versus virus: Deploying artificial intelligence against future pandemics

How do you design a vaccine against a virus not yet known to man? Doing so could help arm us against future pandemics, by rapidly compressing the time it takes to develop protective vaccines. Most vaccines work by...

20 July, 2023

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Global Health Cast Edition 41

Forty-first Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Topics covered 01:17 Global COVID-19 overview 07:01 Blood grouping and SARS-CoV-2 11:22 Most infectious...

12 July, 2023

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