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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.

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Can I Ask Co-Workers if They’ve Had the Covid Vaccine?
#COVIDVaccine #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #publichealth #ethics The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on why asking about vaccine status...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20212 min read
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Immunoinformatics for predicting potential B-cell and T-cell epitopes for Covid vaccines
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #coronavirus #vaccines #SARSCoV2 #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2...
David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
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The unseen covid-19 risk for unvaccinated people
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine As more people in the US receive vaccines, covid-19 cases are occurring mostly in the...
David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
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Yes, we’ll probably need coronavirus booster shots. But which one?
#coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #vaccine #vaccines Scientists expand efforts to determine when COVID19 vaccine booster shots will be...
David Ojcius
May 28, 20211 min read
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Vaccinate the World! The Best Investment Ever
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccine Let’s begin with a quick quiz question: What’s the highest-return investment you can think of?...
David Ojcius
May 27, 20212 min read
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Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, According to New Studies
#coronavirus #COVIDvaccine #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 Memory B cells persist for at least a year, and maybe longer, in people who were infected...
David Ojcius
May 26, 20212 min read
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Development of multi-epitope peptide-based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
#SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
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Countries Are Scrambling for COVID Vaccines. Mongolia Has Plenty.
#COVID #COVID19 #COVIDVaccine At a time when most countries are scrambling for #coronavirus vaccines, Mongolia now has enough to fully...
David Ojcius
May 20, 20211 min read
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Integrative immunoinformatics for predicting B-cell and T-cell epitopes for vaccines against COVID
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2 (COVID-19)...
David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read
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How do you figure out if we’re anti-maskers or vaccinated?
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #Masks #coronavirus Cartoon from The New Yorker which seems relevant for issues that most employers are facing:...
David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read
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Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic
Vaccines alone will not stop the #COVID19 pandemic in the US, a new model shows. And if precautions like working remotely, limiting...
David Ojcius
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Allergists offer reassurance regarding potential allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
Reports of possible allergic reactions to #COVID19 vaccines have raised public concern. But allergists note that allergic reactions to...
David Ojcius
Jan 2, 20211 min read
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How the Novavax COVID19 Vaccine Works
#Novavax has developed a protein-based #coronavirus vaccine called NVX-CoV2373. The vaccine produced high levels of antibodies in early...
David Ojcius
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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