Category: Infection
Walter Reed coronavirus study: “We found moderate evidence for 8 SARS-CoV-2 recombination events, two of which involved the spike gene”
We undertook recombination analyses of 158,118 public seasonal hCoV, SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV genome sequences using the RDP4 software. More...
BMJ: B.1.1.7 “in addition to being more transmissible, seems to be more lethal”
Results The mortality hazard ratio associated with infection with VOC-202012/1 compared with infection with previously circulating variants was 1.64 (95% confidence interval 1.32 to 2.04) in patients who tested positive for Covid-19 in the community. More...
Antibody resistance of coronavirus variants B.1.351 (SA) and B.1.1.7 (UK)
“Findings on B.1.351 [South Africa variant] are more worrisome in that this variant is not only refractory to neutralization by most NTD mAbs but also by multiple individual mAbs to the receptor-binding motif on RBD, largely owing to an E484K mutation. More...
A third wave in Milan, Italy – the highest coronavirus infection rate is in the age group 15-19 years
In the last week of February 2021, the highest incidence of coronavirus infection (258 cases out of 100 thousand) is in the age group of high school children: 15-19 years. More...
Chile vaccinates nearly a quarter of its population against coronavirus in a month, yet its infection rate is spiralling
Chile has begun administering second doses of Covid-19 vaccines as it presses ahead with an impressive vaccination campaign that has seen the Latin American nation become one of the fastest in the world. More...
High pollen count linked to coronavirus infection rates
A study has found that high pollen counts, partially affected by air humidity and temperature, contributed to a more than 40 percent increase in coronavirus infection frequency. More...
Covid symptoms, symptom clusters, and predictors for becoming a Longhauler
Roughly 32% of those reporting [long haul] symptoms at day 61+ in our study were initially asymptomatic at the time of SARS-CoV-2 testing. More...
Ireland: Coronavirus confirmed as ‘significant factor’ in four stillbirths
Covid-19 has been confirmed as a “significant factor” in four stillbirths, an Nphet briefing heard tonight. More...
Nationwide coronavirus lockdown announced in Estonia. Schools and shops closed
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas unexpectedly announced a nationwide closure today. More...
Finland: Around 200 people infected with coronavirus despite being vaccinated
According to the Finnish National Infectious Diseases Register, approximately 200 people in the country have contracted the COVID-19 virus after being vaccinated. More...