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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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Will COVID become a disease of the young?
Will #COVID19 become a disease of the young? Countries with high rates of vaccination, such as Israel, the United States and the United...
David Ojcius
Jul 8, 20213 min read
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Virologists publish new findings on SARS-CoV-2 treatment option
Virologists report that animal models infected with #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus & treated with a deuterated protease inhibitor had...
David Ojcius
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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Moderna and Pfizer vaccines prime T cells to fight new coronavirus variants
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that T cells from people who have recovered from #COVID19 or received...
David Ojcius
Jul 2, 20214 min read
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US NIH begins study of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum
#pregnancy #COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDVaccine #SARSCoV2 Researchers will measure antibodies against SARSCoV2, assess vaccine safety &...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Multivalent antibodies show high potency against SARS-CoV-2 in new study
#SARSCoV2 #antibodies #immunology #coronavirus #COVID19 Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20214 min read
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Probiotic Protection? Gut Bacteria Discovered That Protects Intestines From Invasion of COVID virus
#Probiotic #COVID #COVID19 #commensals #microbiota #probiotics #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
Determining the duration of protective immunity to infection by #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus is crucial for understanding and predicting the...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20215 min read
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We should embrace WHO’s new naming system for coronavirus variants
#coronavirus #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 It has taken nearly six months, but the World Health Organization (WHO) last week announced the first...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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SARS-CoV-2 evades neutralizing antibodies and rapidly spreads by cell fusion, finds study
#COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #cellbiology #microbiology Once a virus infects a cell, neighboring cells are likely to become...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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Extensive study identifies over a dozen existing drugs as potential COVID-19 therapies
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #repurposing #remdesivir Mining the world's most comprehensive drug repurposing collection for COVID-19...
David Ojcius
Jun 5, 20214 min read
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This Is Not a Pipe: But how harmful is electronic cigarette smoke
#vaping #smoking #ecigarettes #SARSCoV2 #ACE2 #COVID19 #G6PD #EpsteinBarr This issue of the Biomedical Journal tells us about the risks...
David Ojcius
Jun 5, 20211 min read
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Scientists explore herbal treatment for COVID-19
Scientists examined anti- #coronavirus activities of a remedy containing 9 herbal ingredients traditionally used in Eastern medicine to...
David Ojcius
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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We may never know where the coronavirus came from. But evidence still suggests nature
#SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #COVID19 #China #Wuhan Labs like the one in Wuhan are essential to preparing for future pandemics From the moment...
David Ojcius
Jun 4, 20217 min read
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'Nepal variant': What's the mutation stopping green list trips to Portugal?
#SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #COVID19 #Portugal #Nepal #India Portugal has been removed from the UK's green list of countries which are safe to...
David Ojcius
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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India’s COVID crisis flags need to forecast variants
#India #COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The rise of more-transmissible viral mutants demands new ways to prevent, detect, track and...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Vaccines that can protect against many coronaviruses could prevent another pandemic
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #COVIDvaccine In 2017, three leading vaccine researchers submitted a grant application with an ambitious...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20214 min read
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Seven European countries begin issuing a digital Covid certificate for travel
#COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #Europe #SARSCoV2 A digital Covid certificate system that will facilitate travel within the European Union...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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WHO renames UK and other coronavirus variants with Greek letters
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for variants of Covid-19. From now...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
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The Covid outbreak in Taiwan is at a critical threshold
#COVID19 #Taiwan #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The local COVID-19 situation in Taiwan is at a critical threshold, but it can hopefully be...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
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Mass vaccination creates healthy oasis in Brazilian city
#Brazil #COVID19 #COVIDVaccine #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Serrana, a city in southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, has seen a 95% drop...
David Ojcius
May 31, 20211 min read
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