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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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First Possible Case of Covid-19 Spreading From Deer to Humans
Scientists in Canada discovered the 1st potential case of deer passing #coronavirus to a human, according to a preprint. The discovery...
David Ojcius
Mar 5, 20222 min read
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Wild animals prized as delicacies in China contain a bevy of threatening viruses
Wild animals sometimes prized as delicacies in Asian countries harbor many viruses, a new study found, including many that can infect...
David Ojcius
Feb 19, 20224 min read
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‘I Had Never Felt Worse’: Long Covid Sufferers Are Struggling With Exercise
And experts have some theories as to why. #COVID19 #COVID #LongCovid #coronavirus By Melinda Wenner Moyer When Natalie Hollabaugh tested...
David Ojcius
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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In New York City Sewage, a Mysterious Coronavirus Signal
New York City’s #wastewater contains #coronavirus sequences with unique mutations that have not been reported in human patients. There...
David Ojcius
Feb 3, 20225 min read
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Gut bacteria may play a role in the development of long COVID
Previous research found that individuals with severe #COVID19 tend to have gut #dysbiosis. New study finds there may also be connection...
David Ojcius
Feb 2, 20223 min read
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COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless
The word ‘endemic’ has become one of the most misused of the pandemic. Many of the errant assumptions made encourage a misplaced...
David Ojcius
Jan 29, 20224 min read
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US pharmacies are rolling out free N95 masks as free Covid-19 tests begin to arrive in the mail
Just as free #COVID19 tests are landing in the mailboxes of people in US who ordered them, the 1st free #N95 masks for the public have...
David Ojcius
Jan 24, 20225 min read
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We are playing whack-a-mole with variants – and the coronavirus is winning
If we do not vaccinate the world, the #COVID19 pandemic won't end. More #coronavirus variants will emerge, millions more lives will be...
David Ojcius
Jan 5, 20224 min read
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Making it easier to be a patient in times of a pandemic
by David Chambers, Michelle Brady, David Ojcius, Evelyn Cuny #COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #dentistry #dental 1 PROBLEM What...
David Ojcius
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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A zoo’s three ‘beloved’ snow leopards die of covid-19
Three snow leopards at a zoo in Nebraska, US, died from #COVID19. The animals are classed as vulnerable to extinction. The #coronavirus...
David Ojcius
Dec 6, 20213 min read
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Why Are So Few Sick From COVID in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A study found that rural areas had higher rates of #malaria than urban sites, & the urban sites had higher rates of #COVID19 than rural...
David Ojcius
Nov 24, 20213 min read
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mRNA vaccines changed the course of the pandemic. Now, they could cure all kinds of other diseases
#mRNA vaccines changed the course of the #COVID19 pandemic. Now, they are being developed to cure other diseases such as #AIDS, #cancer,...
David Ojcius
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global Covid pandemic
A new study (not peer-reviewed yet) shows evidence that the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus spreads widely in white-tailed deer, & the virus is...
David Ojcius
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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Application of mesenchymal stem cell and secretome in combating COVID19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19) caused by novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-#Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), is typically associated...
David Ojcius
Nov 7, 20211 min read
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Germany is experiencing a 'massive' pandemic of the unvaccinated, says health minister
#Germany's Health Minister said the country is experiencing a "massive" pandemic of the unvaccinated as authorities raised the alarm on...
David Ojcius
Nov 4, 20213 min read
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COVID's endgame: Scientists have a clue about where SARS-CoV-2 is headed
#coronavirus #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 Back in the 1980s, scientists in the U.K. performed an experiment that — at first glance — sounds...
David Ojcius
Oct 30, 20218 min read
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The FDA authorizes Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters
The Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of the #COVID19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. In a related...
David Ojcius
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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New Research Calls Into Question Popular COVID Test
Asymptomatic #COVID19 patients often have no IgG Abs to #coronavirus nucleocapsid protein, which are often recommended to check if...
David Ojcius
Oct 10, 20214 min read
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No, your antibodies are not better than Covid vaccination
Getting #COVID19 does offer some immune protection against re-infection with the #coronavirus. But it's unreliable compared with vaccines...
David Ojcius
Oct 9, 20216 min read
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Pfizer, BioNTech ask FDA to authorize coronavirus vaccine for children 5 to 11
Pfizer & BioNTech submitted a request to the US FDA seeking emergency use authorization for its mRNA vaccine for children age 5 to 11....
David Ojcius
Oct 7, 20213 min read
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