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New Study Using Live Virus Explores Whether Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Protects Against Variants
The results are encouraging, but we must err on the side of caution and conduct more elaborate studies before ruling that the first generation of vaccines is variant-proof.
Covid-19 Reinfections Are Real And Serious—All The More Reason To Be Vaccinated
New data on the antibody-resistant Brazilian variant (P.1) can begin to shed light on a number of questions people may have. Can you get reinfected if you had a past infection and if you are reinfected, will you get sick?
The Covid Syndemic: The Mental Health Crisis Of Mental Health Workers
Mental health professionals are finding themselves charged with the heavy responsibility of guiding others through this time of loss and uncertainty, without most of their usual coping mechanisms.
T-Cell Responses Hold Up Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Study Finds
When it comes to T-cell immunity, responses to one form of the virus mean a high response to them all. Here we will review what that might mean for the future of Covid-19.
Lessons From The Past And Present For Controlling Covid-19: Polio
Thanks to vaccines, polio prevalence has been reduced to a small sliver of what it once was. What takeaways from the eradication effort can we apply to our attempts to vaccinate against Covid-19?
More Cause For Concern Around Covid-19 And Schools
Reports from Italy of a spike in Covid-19 cases among the very young are a potential bellwether of what may happen in the US now that new variants are circulating more widely.
Variants: Forewarned Is Forearmed— For Those Who Listen
Were we to know about this variant future, perhaps we could have been prepared. As it turns out, one scientist, Dr. Li Lanjuan, and her colleagues at Zhejiang University provided that early warning.
New York Covid-19 Variants Are Causing Concern
Mutations that allow the virus to evade our immune response, give the virus a greater chance of surviving inside our bodies. Combine that with a mutation that allows the virus to replicate more quickly and the virus now poses a very real and immediate …
Italian Scientists Create Live SARS-CoV-2 Neutralization Escape Variant
The study, conducted by the Monoclonal Antibody Discovery Lab, among others, aimed to investigate the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the immune population.
Schools Must Reconsider Accelerating Plans To Reopen In Light Of Dangerous New Covid-19 Variants
The new variants are more transmissible, immune-evasive, and in some cases more deadly than their predecessors. If we want to keep schools safe, reopening policies will have to be recalculated accordingly.
