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Response to one COVID-19 vaccine dose strong in previously infected

(HealthDay)—For persons with a history of previous infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the neutralizing antibody titer is higher after one dose of mRNA vaccine than after two vaccine doses among previously uninfected persons, according to a research letter published online April 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Gabriele Anichini, […]

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5M people infected, India’s virus outbreak still soaring

India’s total of coronavirus infections passed 5 million Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages. The world’s second-most populous country has added more than 1 million cases of infection this month alone and is expected to become the pandemic’s worst-hit country within weeks, […]

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HIV antibody therapy is associated with enhanced immune responses in infected individuals

Most people living with HIV control the virus thanks to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Although this medication is highly effective, the presence of latent viral reservoirs in their bodies means they require lifelong therapy. Studies have demonstrated that immunotherapy combining two anti-HIV antibodies can also suppress HIV, similar to ART. Now an international team of researchers […]

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Suicidal teenager hospitalised with schizophrenia was infected by CAT

Teenager caught a mind-altering infection from his cat, started believing he was the ‘son of the devil’ and having suicidal thoughts The unnamed 14-year-old boy was first hospitalised in October 2015  He suffered with hallucinations, rage outbursts and thoughts of killing his family  After dozens of treatments failed, he endured 11 weeks of extensive testing It […]