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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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David Ojcius
May 7, 20211 min read
Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines #vaccines As companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office, executives are...
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David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read
In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines In a historic move, the US government has announced its support for waiving patent protections for...
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David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read
While India suffers, other Asian countries are also seeing worrying Covid-19 spikes
#COVID19 #coronavirus #IndiaCovid While the world watches the awful scenes of India's funeral pyres, other Asian countries, ranging from...
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David Ojcius
May 5, 20211 min read
N440K variant, which wreaked havoc in South India last year, now fading, says CCMB
#COVID19 #IndiaCrisis #India The #N440K #coronavirus variant is not new: it has been seen in south India since last year, & it is now...
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David Ojcius
May 4, 20211 min read
Many Coronavirus Variants Were Already Present Before the First Known Cases Identified in China
Study finds that the progenitor (proCoV2) #coronavirus and its initial descendants arose in China, based on the earliest mutations of...
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David Ojcius
May 3, 20211 min read
Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions such as obesity,...
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David Ojcius
May 3, 20211 min read
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the US, Experts Now Believe
Reaching #herdimmunity for #COVID19 Is Unlikely in the US, Experts Now Believe. Widely circulating #coronavirus variants & persistent...
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David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
Watch the video: Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Current Research in Microbial Sciences topics covered include: #Genetics, #metabolism: #bacteria, #fungi, #protozoa, viruses;...
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David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID
#indiacovid #coronavirus In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in #COVID19 cases, India opened vaccinations to all adults. Photo: A worker...
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David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
COVID-19 Is a Vascular Disease: Coronavirus’ Spike Protein Attacks Cells of the Vascular System
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect...
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David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn't have to be this way
#IndiaCovid #COVID19 #coronavirus A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health...
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David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
California’s secret weapon in COVID-19 success: We are not skeptical about the vaccine
#COVID19 #COVIDVaccines #coronavirus A number of factors have fueled California’s remarkable turnaround from national epicenter of the...
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David Ojcius
May 1, 20212 min read
Artificial intelligence approach fighting COVID19 with repurposing drugs
#COVID19 #openaccess #coronavirus #ArtificialIntelligence #AI Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 193,825...
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David Ojcius
May 1, 20211 min read
The unmaking of India
#IndiaCovidCriss In this article, the Financial Times investigates and analyzes India’s catastrophic #COVID19 response and how it has...
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David Ojcius
May 1, 20211 min read
Global Coronavirus Cases Reach New Peak, Driven by India and South America
#COVID19 #coronavirus Worldwide, the number of new coronavirus cases has shot upward since the beginning of March, more than doubling in...
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David Ojcius
Apr 30, 20211 min read
What to Know About India’s Coronavirus Crisis
#IndiaCovidCrisis #COVID19 #India A deadly 2nd wave of #coronavirus infections is devastating India, leaving millions of people infected...
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David Ojcius
Apr 30, 20211 min read
What COVID19 Vaccine Skeptics Have in Common
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVID19vaccines Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs....
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David Ojcius
Apr 29, 20211 min read
Inequality’s deadly toll
A century of research has demonstrated how poverty and discrimination drive disease. Can #COVID19 push science to finally address the...
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David Ojcius
Apr 28, 20211 min read
How Pfizer Makes Its COVID19 Vaccine
How Pfizer Makes Its #COVID19 Vaccine Behind the scenes at a facility in Missouri, US. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/health/pf...
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David Ojcius
Apr 27, 20211 min read
US CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors except in crowded settings
The US CDC says Americans fully vaccinated against #COVID19 can go without masks outdoors except in crowded settings. The changed...
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