United Kingdom Finds More Cases of Blood Clots After AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
Health regulators in the UK have now found 30 cases involving rare blood clot events after the administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but still recommend its use.
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Revisions to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Aim to Increase Available Doses
The 2 revisions made to the EUA pertain to the number of doses allotted to the current vials containing the vaccine, and allow a new vial that has a maximum of 15 doses.
B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Undetected in 15 Countries Before Discovery
Investigators discovered that the variant was in many other countries before it was discovered and created a tool to help detect emerging variants in the future.
Portable Test Can Quickly Detect COVID-19 and Track Variants
With the small size and portability of NIRVANA, the test could be used for fast virus detection at various locations and could be used to monitor wastewater or streams for the presence of new viruses.
Seizures Linked With Higher Mortality in COVID-19 Patients
To date, there have been only a few small reports of seizures in patients with severe COVID-19 and the effects them on patients' health was previously unknown.
Anti-inflammatory Therapy May Protect Against COVID-19 Inflammation
TOP1 inhibitors can limit the expression of hyper-inflammatory genes in the lungs of infected animals and improve outcomes days after the initial infection.
Novel Technique Shows Detailed Map of Lung Pathology in COVID-19
The technique will be applicable to a broad set of other diseases and can give doctors a practical method for delineating important differences within disease categories.
COVID-19 Cases are Surging Across the United States
President Biden has increased vaccine doses to pharmacies to help speed up inoculations in light of recent infections.
Test Detects SARS-CoV-2 Virus Even After Mutations
The diagnostic testing kit is easy to use at home and will eventually be able to pick up the thousands of variants of COVID-19.
Cuba Begins Inoculation Efforts With Homegrown Vaccine
England starts easing lockdown restrictions in hopes of removing most by early summer.
U of T Develops Rapid Low Cost Method to Measure COVID-19 Immunity
The pinprick test can accurately measure in under one hour concentrations of coronavirus antibodies in blood and is cheaper than the market gold standard.
VIR-7831 Submitted to FDA for EUA for the Early Treatment of COVID-19
The therapy showed significant efficacy in a Phase 3 trial and may be more difficult for variants to develop a resistance against.
AI Combined With X-rays May Offer Fast Tool for Detecting COVID-19
The investigators plan to continue testing their method with the ultimate goal of developing a free online platform for medical image classification.
COVID-19 Found to Infect Salivary Glands
People who experienced COVID-19 symptoms and had the virus in their saliva were more likely to report loss of taste and smell, suggesting that oral infection might underlie oral symptoms.
ALVAC–gp120 Regimen Does Not Prevent HIV-1 Infection in South African Trial
The phase 2b-3 trial analyzing the efficacy of the ALVAC–gp120 regimen showed that it did not prevent an HIV-1 infection among the participants in the study at 24 months.
COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Robust Immune Response in Pregnant Women
The study also provided insight into potential differences between the immune response elicited by the two mRNA vaccines created by Pfizer and Moderna.
Common Antiviral Drugs May be Effective Against COVID-19
Tilorone, quinacrine and pyronaridines effectiveness depended on whether they were used in human-derived cell lines or monkey derived cell lines.
Prolonged Immune Response Linked With Post-COVID-19 Blood Clots
Survivors of the disease have been found to be at an increased risk of blood clots or strokes due to a prolonged immune response caused by the virus.
Insomnia and Burnout May Increase Odds of Severe COVID-19
More respondents with an infection reported daily burnout than those who did not have one.
Flu Shot Linked With Less Severe Cases of COVID-19
People who received their vaccine were also significantly less likely to require hospitalization.
Younger Men May be at Risk for Severe COVID-19 with Rare Genetic Variant
Levels of interferon gene activity were much lower in those with the missense mutation.
REGEN-COV Shows Reduced Hospitalization and Death in Non-hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Regeneron announces results from Phase 3 trial of its monoclonal antibody treatment.
US COVID-19 Cases Rise as States Rollback Restrictions
New polls shows confidence in AstraZeneca vaccine plummets in Europe.
Risk of Stroke Higher Than Expected in COVID-19 Patients
8% of ischemic stroke patients had atrial fibrillation, while 9% of those without stroke also had atrial fibrillation.
Machine Learning Models for COVID-19 Not Yet Suitable for Clinical Use
Machine learning is a promising and potentially powerful technique for detection and prognosis of disease.
Skin Swab Samples Quickly Detect COVID-19
Approaches that measure the indirect effect of the virus on the host may offer complementary solutions in clinical or mass testing.
Facing a Pandemic: Confronting the Botched Response to COVID-19 in the United States
The US was poised in many ways to handle a public health emergency, but the attempt was largely a failure. What happened and how can we push forward?
European Union Drug Regulator Reassures Safety of AstraZeneca Vaccine
No causative link has been established between the shot and blood clots or severe bleeding.
Ultrasound May Damage Coronavirus Structure
Ultrasound is known to cause the breaking up of kidney stones and opening the lipid shell of liposome for drug delivery.
Some Mouthwashes May Stop COVID-19 Transmission
To minimalize mouth rinse-associated cytotoxicity, mouth rinse was largely removed from treated viruses by centrifugation prior to infection of cells.