Category: Treatment
20C-US: Emergence and Evolution of a Prevalent New SARS-CoV-2 Variant in the United States
“we have identified a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in the United States (U.S.) More...
Democratic Representative tests positive for coronavirus despite 2nd Pfizer jab
Representative Adriano Espaillat, Democrat of New York, announced on Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus, as concerns continue to mount on Capitol Hill that efforts to corral lawmakers into secure locations during last week’s siege by Trump supporters may have led to a super-spreader event. More...
Argentina judge orders chlorine dioxide be given to coronavirus patient
“An Argentine judge has compelled a private clinic to administer chlorine dioxide, used as a powerful disinfectant, to a coronavirus patient in a case medical doctors have labelled “a scandal.” More...
Wastewater study shows 50% coronavirus increase in Paris and Ile-de-France
“The dreaded new wave of Covid-19 in France may well be about to materialize. More...
UK SIREN Study: 6,000 previously positive Covid health workers studied, 44 reinfections found
“The Siren Study has collected a really important UK healthcare worker dataset to look at reinfection risk – a point of considerable ongoing concern to healthcare workers and the rest of us. More...
Did a review of virus samples collected from a Chinese mine cause the coronavirus pandemic?
This research examines the activity at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in late 2019, when samples from a mineshaft associated with a suspected SARS outbreak were being reviewed. More...
Genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil
“We have detected a new variant circulating in December in Manaus, Amazonas state, north Brazil, where very high attack rates have been estimated previously. More...
Vitamin K deficiency link to severe Covid-19 infections
In a cohort of 138 COVID-19 patients and 140 population controls, we measured plasma dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated Matrix Gla Protein (dp-ucMGP), which reflects the functional Vitamin K status in peripheral tissue. More...
Spike E484K mutation in the first SARS-CoV-2 reinfection case confirmed in Brazil
On December 9th [2020], the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) recognised the first case of reinfection in the country. More...
Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park
“Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. More...