Category: Science
Scientific articles about the coronavirus
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in human testes
“The virus remains infective after a long infection period in the testes (viral reservoir)”
This is the first study that shows:
1) the high SARS-CoV-2 tropism to the testis
2) one mode of SARS-CoV-2 entrance in testes
3) SARS-CoV-2 preferred infection and replication in spermatogonia and macrophages
4) that the virus remains infective after a long infection period in the testes (viral reservoir)
5) high levels of angiotensin II and activated mast cells and macrophages are critical players in promoting all testicular alterations
6) the more extended severe condition, the lower the number of surviving germ cells
7) fluctuation in several essential testicular genes
8) that the intratesticular testosterone levels are 30 times reduced in testes of COVID-19 patients
9) the prevalent types of collagen present in SARS-CoV-2 mediated testicular fibrosis
10) the fluctuation of vasoconstrictive peptides in testes of COVID-19 critically ill patients
Medrxiv Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infects, replicates, elevates angiotensin II and activates immune cells in human testes
USA: Omicron in white-tailed deer on Staten Island, New York *1 UPDATE*
White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections. More...
Has Omicron broken the 120 day SARS-CoV-2 global wave cycle?
Has the 120 global Covid wave cycle been broken by the Omicron variant? More...
Scotland: Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status, January 2022 *1 UPDATE*
Scotland’s latest information dump on cases, hospitalizations and deaths by vaccination status continues to show a big disparity between unvaccinated patients and those that have been double and triple jabbed. More...
UK: Massive under-reporting of infections in official figures *4 UPDATES*
“Confirmed case data is missing thousands of LFT results, leading to massive under-reporting.” More...
Sheep infected with SARS-CoV-2
Our results showed that sheep-derived kidney cells support SARS-CoV-2 replication. More...
Research: Red foxes infected with SARS-CoV-2
Here, we demonstrate that following experimental inoculation with SARS-CoV-2, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) become infected and can shed virus in oral and respiratory secretions. More...
Omicron specific booster no better than standard Moderna booster when tested on macaque monkeys
“Omicron boost may not provide greater immunity or protection compared to a boost with the current mRNA-1273 vaccine”
A study in monkeys showed an omicron-specific booster was not significantly different from Moderna’s conventional booster. More...
Denmark: Omicron BA.2 predicted to cause 100% of infections within 10 days
Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut have published a report on the growth of the BA.2 sub-lineage. More...
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies found in the unvaccinated after 20 months
Research into the durability of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in unvaccinated people has found that they may last for twenty months or more following infection. More...