MEDICINE & HEALTHScientists identified antibodies detected from those who already recovered that could pave the way for developing a pan-COVID vaccine, which can neutralize different viruses.
Claims have been posted on social media that vaccines cause COVID-19 Delta variants to spread fast and infect millions globally. However, a report presents the space-time continuum as one major flaw.
Existing in the shadow of the rapidly-spread COVID-19 delta variant, a new study highlights that we should also take note of the potential threat by another emerging strain, the Lambda variant.
Researchers part of a global collaboration discovered the benefits of using full-dose blood thinners such as heparin reduces the need for organ support like mechanical ventilators and increases the chances of hospital discharge. But the same was not seen in critically ill patients.
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), has commissioned a new booklet titled "Essential facts about Covid 19 - The disease, the responses, and an uncertain future," August 2.
Researchers are currently working to enhance Remdesivir, the only FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment. From being administered intravenously, it is currently being developed to be orally taken.
CDC Director Dr. Walensky said COVID-19 could be a "few mutations away" from evading vaccines while british researchers said future variants could result in a vaccine failure.
Lung X-rays of vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 have recently been compared showing that the latter-mentioned are more likely to have strong scarring and difficulty in breathing.
The surge of RSV and COVID-19 delta variant cases has been affecting pediatric hospitals. The rates of children hospitalized increased compared to the previous records in the initial waves of the pandemic.
In Indonesia, two rare Sumatran tigers tested positive for COVID-19 last month and are being treated by zookeepers. Jakarta officials are now investigating the cause of the infection as none of their caretakers and zoo staff have the infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that fully vaccinated persons are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection with the Delta variant and can spread the disease as easily as those who have not been vaccinated.
An American scientist recovered deleted virus sequence a year after it was removed from the public database Sequence Read Archive. Finding the missing genetic sequence data is valuable in determining the origin of SARS-CoV-2.
Research recently calculated the risk of a vaccine-resistant COVID-19 strain that's emerging under different scenarios, a modified model of the virus's transmission showed.
As the world slowly eases back on traveling in the shadow of other COVID-19 variants, Lufthansa is taking one step ahead in safety by approving a new pre-flight rapid home test kit for its passengers.
Other people suffer from the highly contagious disease for longer, battling its effects for weeks or months after. These are the COVID-19 "Long Haulers": and their stories see the light of day thanks to a new book.
While the delta variant of COVID-19 has rapidly become the prevalent strain in the United States, another strain, the lambda variant is also making the headline after it was recently identified in Peru.