The current pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), […]
Male fetuses impair the maternal and placental immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy, finds study
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is now established […]
Asymmetrical vaccine distribution could promote vaccine evading mutations in SARS-CoV-2
Wide-scale vaccine distribution is now taking place in the more economically developed countries worldwide, with counties such as the USA […]
Researchers investigate the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on residents of long-term care homes
Long-term care homes have been at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths […]
Ferret study shows SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission dynamics
A team of researchers led by Sander Herfst from Erasmus University Medical Center in The Netherlands suggests severe acute respiratory […]
Study finds no link between vitamin D and COVID-19 outcomes
New research shows a lack of an association between Vitamin D deficiency and the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
Study shows how D614G variant gains upper hand over original SARS-CoV-2 virus
Prior to the emergence of new mutants of the coronavirus, such as the British variant B.1.1.7, the SARS-CoV-2 variant named […]
Viral protein delivery system could facilitate COVID-19 research
Researchers in the United States have successfully delivered a critical structural protein found in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 […]
An overview of spike protein antigen COVID-19 vaccine candidates
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is still causing immense […]
New SARS-CoV-2 variant found in newborn child with seizures in the United States
Researchers at a hospital in Washington D.C. found a new mutant strain of the virus in a neonatal patient with […]