Category: Science
Scientific articles about the coronavirus
Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 infection with Tremor, Ataxia and Cognitive Deficit – PASC-TAC
“A notable neurologic phenotype of PASC with a characteristic combination of tremor, ataxia, and cognitive deficits (PASC-TAC) was observed in ~7% of participants without a prior neurologic history of these symptoms. More...
Preprint: Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
“Reinfection contributes additional risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalization, and adverse health outcomes in the pulmonary and several extrapulmonary organ systems.” More...
UK: Vaccine derived polio outbreak in London *1 update*
The Guardian newspaper is reporting the discovery of vaccine derived Polio in wastewater from London today:
“UK Public health officials have declared a national incident after routine surveillance of wastewater in north and east London found evidence of community transmission of poliovirus for the first time. More...
CDC: Having sex whilst infected with Monkeypox
If you or your partner have monkeypox and you decide to have sex, consider the following to reduce the chance of spreading the virus:. More...
Preprint: Persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with Long Covid
We detected SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen in a majority of PASC patients up to 12 months post-diagnosis, suggesting the presence of an active persistent SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir. More...
Denmark: BA.5 set to outcompete BA.2 this week
Denmark’s latest Covid-19 weekly trends report has just been published, and it shows a big increase in BA.5 infections over the past week. More...
Germany: Fourth Covid vaccination offered for “a quieter and symptom-free summer”
Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach has announced plans to offer every citizen a fourth Covid vaccination so that they can have “a quieter and symptom-free summer”. More...
Preprint: Mild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation
“These findings illustrate similar neuropathophysiology after cancer therapy and respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection which may contribute to cognitive impairment following even mild COVID.” More...
Denmark: Risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.5, BA.2.12.1 and BA.4
The sub-variants provisionally amount to 21% (BA.5) and 12.4% (BA.2.12.1) per June 8 2022. More...
France: BA.5 at 18% of sequences in week 22, 2022
Detection of BA.4 (1.1%) and BA.5 (18.0%) on the rise according to the week 21 Flash Survey in France. More...