Category: Immunocompromised
Japan: 58% of COVID-19 deaths in under-20’s had no underlying conditions
A new report from Japan shows that the majority of Covid deaths in the under-20’s had no underlying medical conditions. More...
Multiple hypermutated SARS-CoV-2 sequences that may have been created by molnupiravir
Molnupiravir, a drug used to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, has received a lot of press attention since its launch, and not all of it has been positive. More...
Sweden: Vaccination recommendation for children aged 12–17yrs is removed
Sweden has lifted its recommendation for vaccination of children aged from 12yrs to 17yrs. More...
Preprint: Mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant resistant to remdesivir
A new preprint study shows that two kidney transplant patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, and who later had a lengthy COVID-19 infection, developed a version of the virus with a genetic change that made it resistant to the antiviral therapy remdesivir. More...
Research: All COVID-19 infections include a wide mix of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants
A fascinating peer reviewed research study that concludes that ALL Covid infections include multiple variants of the virus! More...
Research: Remdesivir-induced emergence of SARS-CoV2 variants in patients with prolonged infection
“Remdesivir treatment can increase intra-host genomic diversity and result in the emergence of novel major variant species harboring fixed mutations,”. More...
Japan: Half of Covid deaths in under 20’s had no underlying health problems *1 Update*
NHK are reporting that about half of under 20’s who died from Covid recently had no underlying health problems. More...
Japan: 89% of those who died of Covid in the latest wave had moderate symptoms
Japan says an increasing percentage of people are dying after developing moderate symptoms of COVID-19. More...
Significant long-term alterations in T cell populations in hospitalised Covid patients
“We see similar effects on patients with a chronic HIV infection with increased level of exhausted CD57+ CD8+ T cells.” More...
WHO: Legionellosis outbreak in Tucuman, Argentina
“Further analyses of two bronchoalveolar lavage samples by highly sensitive total DNA sequencing found readings compatible with Legionella spp.”. More...