Coronavirus

Proper assessment of the severity and extent of pulmonary involvement is of paramount importance.

Evidence shows demographic structure and age-specific contacts play an essential role in the epidemic.

Patients with severe COVID-19 experienced positive benefits reducing mortality and intubation rates when using the therapy along with Decadron and convalescent plasma.

Quality face masks remain an important part of our fight against the virus, as most people are still unvaccinated. New virus variants may mean extended mask wearing.

The country announced it is going to study the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for health care workers and will not go forward with plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) weighs in on this topic in light of the new variants.

The EUA follows the authorization for lone therapy bamlanivimab for adults and children at risk of severe COVID-19.

The UK announced it is beginning a 2-dose study using one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech and one dose of AstraZeneca in each individual participant.

In most areas tested, the algorithm's estimates of infections corresponded to the percentage of people who had tested positive for antibodies.

Positives that participants identified were associated with less anxiety and improved well-being.

Our editor-in-chief rates the first year of response to the pandemic.

Health care workers hospitalized with COVID-19 showed no greater risk than the general public for mechanical ventilation or death, and may actually have less risk of ICU admission and shorter hospital stays, a new study found.

A new study focused on age-specific trends within the US as a way to address targeted COVID-19 intervention efforts.

Iran reports 7,300 new cases as vaccination program is set to begin.

The two-dose vaccine's ineffective prevention of the more transmissible virus variant led to official seeking better options—and broader outcomes.

Implications for antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.

A small study focused on patients' infection response from symptom onset to recovery or death.

Study outlines differences in health, access to care, among other factors.

Findings included a reduction in fever, an increase in white blood cells and a sharp decrease of c-reactive protein (CRP) levels.

Multi-epitope vaccines are constructed by multiple virus protein fragments rich in overlapping epitopes.

Tele-intensivists working overnight can cover several patients, allowing the daytime intensivists more rest, decreasing the likelihood of burnout.

US counties that scored higher on the Social Vulnerability Index, which includes such factors as poverty, unemployment and education, saw higher incidence rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths, a University of Michigan study found.

The agency limited it Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 therapy to the use of high titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma only for the treatment of hospitalized patients early in the disease. FDA is no longer authorizing the use of low-titer plasma in its EUA due to a lack of efficaciousness in further studies.

Pending advisory committee support and granted authorization, the adenovirus vaccine could become the first single-shot option in the US.

A SARS-CoV-2 infection has been found in hiPSC-derived NPCs, neurons, and astrocytes.

Defining recurrent, convergent, patterns of adaptation of viruses can provide better predictive potential.

Binding interface of electrostatic interactions have been recognized as an important factor for protein-protein recognition.

A protein subunit vaccine candidate for COVID-19 demonstrated safety and immunogenicity in a phase 1, placebo-controlled, dose escalation trial.

Findings may aid in understanding mechanisms by which drug molecules mitigate viral infections.

A syndemic association between the two infections may have an increasing impact on affected people and communities.