Category: Science
Scientific articles about the coronavirus
The Virus Changed. Now We Must ‘Get to Zero’ or Face Catastrophe
Don’t think of these variants as the same old COVID-19. More...
The effectiveness of the first dose of BNT162.b2 [Pfizer-Biontech] vaccine in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection 13-24 days after immunization: real-world evidence
“We demonstrated an effectiveness of 51% of BNT162b2 [Pfizer-Biontech] vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection 13-24 days after immunization with the first dose. More...
Brazil’s Yanomami people – at least 25 more young children displaying Covid-19 symptoms
“at least twenty-five (25) Yanomami children with the same symptoms and in a serious condition.” More...
Novavax vaccine works well except on N501Y.V2 South Africa variant
An early analysis in Britain found that the Novavax vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. More...
Circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike N439K variants maintain fitness while evading antibody-mediated immunity
“SARS-CoV-2 can mutate and evade immunity, with consequences for efficacy of emerging vaccines and antibody therapeutics. More...
Brazil’s Yanomami people – report that nine children have died with COVID-19 symptoms
The Brazilian agency that provides health care for the Indigenous has sent a team to the Yanomami people’s territory in the remote Amazon rainforest to investigate a report that nine children died with COVID-19 symptoms, officials said Thursday. More...
Netanyahu: “it’s just a matter of time until we hit a coronavirus strain that the current vaccines are not susceptible to”
This week, [Israeli] authorities approved vaccinating 16-18-year-olds to allow students to take their “Bagrut” matriculation exams on time. More...
SARS-CoV-2 501YV2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma
SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma
“SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2, More...
A tiger and 2 lions infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Sweden
On 13 Jan 2021, the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger held in a zoo in Sweden. More...
UK Covid deaths surpass Great Plague, AIDS epidemic and every terror attack and war since 1945 combined
The estimated fatalities from the Great Plague of 1665-66, the Aids epidemic and every terror attack and war of the last 75 years that the UK has been involved in totals 99,500. More...