Respiratory Infections

People with travel links to China, Iran, and Italy may have accounted for nearly two-thirds of early COVID-19 cases in affected countries.

The method extracts SARS-CoV-2 RNA with the Mag-Bind Viral RNA Xpress Kit and the Hamilton MagEx STAR.

Dr. Adam Brufsky, an oncologist, compares viral and cancer immunity. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong connects the relation to COVID-19 vaccine research.

What should be anticipated in effectiveness and implication for the leading candidates.

What happens if we don't get a COVID-19 vaccine? Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, describes another potential route for research efforts, which could also supplement vaccine development.

A cohort assessment of New York-based deliveries from SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers showed no infants were infected nor symptomatic after 2 weeks.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and Dr. Adam Brufsky move on from the messenger RNA candidates to the adenovirus vaccines.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Chairman and CEO of ImmunityBio, explains why T-cell immunity could be an important metric when evaluating experimental COVID-19 vaccines.

Stroke associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection appears to be more dangerous for patients relative to the baseline risk from stroke, according to a study published earlier this month.

There is mixed international evidence about whether returning to school results in increased transmission or outbreaks, authors explained, and surges may be multiply determined.

Although plasma levels of lopinavir increase as its metabolism is inhibited by inflammation in COVID-19, levels in the lungs remain subtherapeutic.

Angela Rasmussen, PhD, explains how preliminary findings for both candidates define their potential for preventing or lessening coronavirus.

Some ways of decontaminating N-95 respirator masks can degrade mask integrity, according to the authors of a recent study.

A benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Many families fell behind on vaccines during the pandemic, but a study finds most clinics are available to schedule make-up appointments.

The test is not FDA approved, but is instead authorized for emergency use in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

A single injection of the Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine induced specific immune responses to the spike glycoprotein at day 28.

The development of BNT162 is based on BioNTech’s mRNA platform; the vaccine will then be produced using Pfizer’s vaccine manufacturing capacities.

New data shows the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine candidate induces T cell response within 14 days, and antibody response within 28 days.

Quest Diagnostics will now able to efficiently test larger groups of specimen among persons from low-coronavirus risk areas.

Contracting influenza increased the risk for invasive pneumococcal disease in a study conducted across 3 countries.

Perspective on how the anticoagulant could progress to human trials and potentially, marketing use for coronavirus prevention.

Asymptomatic and presymptomatic cases of COVID-19 create challenges for identifying and combating the spread of the virus in detention facilities.

A discussion with an RPI investigator after promising early findings.

A modeling study from Imperial College shows the COVID-19 pandemic may have significant effect on mortality among other infectious disease patients.