The idea that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a zoonotic disease is very popular. The theory that the initial case occurred from transmission from a bat in a wet market in Wuhan gained massive media attention in the first months of the pandemic. While other theories have gained more attention since there can be no […]
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Using saliva to predict COVID-19 severity in children
Thought LeadersDr. Usha SethuramanProfessor of PediatricsCentral Michigan University In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Usha Sethuraman about her research into COVID-19 and how saliva could be used to help predict COVID-19 severity in children. The COVID-19 pandemic has received a great deal of scientific and medical attention since the start of last year. What […]
What is the role of monoclonal antibody therapy in treating COVID-19?
The causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which belongs to the genus Betacoronavirus of the Coronaviridae family. Other coronaviruses that caused epidemics are SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense RNA genome, is extremely infectious, and has claimed more than 3.7 million lives worldwide. The transmission […]
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces a stronger antibody response when given at an extended interval
Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the Public Health England, UK, have recently investigated the dynamics of immune responses in elderly people who have received two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine at a standard or extended interval. The study findings reveal that an extended interval vaccination can enhance the humoral […]