KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Good and not-so-good news on Covid On 2021-03-05 There's good news and bad news on Covid-19 this week. On the one hand, several million doses of the one-shot […]
Merkel proposes easing some virus curbs in Germany from Monday On 2021-03-02 Credit: CC0 Public Domain German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to allow more socialising between households from next week as part […]
Study shows how D614G variant gains upper hand over original SARS-CoV-2 virus On 2021-02-27 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 […]
An overview of spike protein antigen COVID-19 vaccine candidates On 2021-02-22 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 On 2021-02-12 Researchers at a hospital in Washington D.C. found a new mutant strain of the virus in a neonatal patient with […]
AstraZeneca gets WHO and profit boost as virus vaccinations ramp up On 2021-02-11 AstraZeneca announced Thursday it had doubled its annual profit in 2020 as the World Health Organization approved its coronavirus shot […]
In vitro study helps explain how Zika virus passes from mother to fetus during pregnancy On 2021-02-06 A preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine research team has discovered […]
Causes of Swine Flu On 2021-02-01 Swine flu is caused by the H1N1 strain of the influenza virus. The influenza virus constantly changes and mutates in […]
How do Coronavirus Antibody Tests Work? On 2021-01-31 The coronavirus antibody test is performed to determine the blood level of antibodies that are developed against the virus. This […]
What are Spike Proteins? On 2021-01-30 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus behind the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease. One of the […]