New coronavirus variant: What do we know? 4 Jan, 2021
The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England...
Therapeutically administered ribonucleoside analogue MK-4482/EIDD-2801 blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets 6 Dec, 2020
AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a catastrophic impact on human health1. Widespread community transmission has triggered stringent distancing measures with severe ...
Who gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape 28 Sep, 2020
Advisory groups around the world release guidance to prioritize health-care workers and those in front-line jobs.Whether it takes weeks, as US President Donald Trump has hinted, or months, as most ...
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Johnson & Johnson Announces European Commission Approval of Agreement to Supply 200 Million Doses of Janssen’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
18 Jan, 2021
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the European Commission (EC), acting on behalf of the European Union (EU) Membe... -
How COVID-19 inspired surgical residents to rethink educational programs
1 Nov, 2020The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant disruptions to education for surgical residents across the country. Residen... -
National Geographic recommends which vaccines you can trust
22 Sep, 2020
More than 150 coronavirus vaccines are in development across the world—and hopes are high to bring one to market in record time to ease the glo... -
Preprints with The Lancet are here to stay
18 Sep, 2020The Lancet confirms that preprint paper will stay in their future strategy.
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New variant of SARS-CoV-2 in UK causes surge of COVID-19
11 Jan, 2021For most of November, 2020, England was in lockdown to force down the incidence of COVID-19 cases that had steadily increased in the late summer an... -
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 in England: Insights from linking epidemiological and genetic data
4 Jan, 2021Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, now designated Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC) by Public Health England, originated in the UK in ... -
Defining the features and duration of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with disease severity and outcome
16 Dec, 2020Abstract
SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies, particularly those preventing viral spike receptor binding domain (RBD) interaction with host angiotens... -
Simultaneous detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus and influenza B virus by one-step quadruplex real-time RT-PCR in patients with clinical manifestations
15 Dec, 2020AbstractObjectives:In order to develop a novel method based on the quadruplex assay which is a valuable diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of SARS-... -
Digital Health Surveillance Strategies for Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019
15 Dec, 2020AbstractObjective
To describe the design, implementation and utilization of Electronic Health Record (EHR) based digital health surveillance str...
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J&J COVID-19 vaccine could be available in Europe in April: source
18 Jan, 2021Johnson & Johnson could deliver the first doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Europe in April, an EU official told Reuters on Wednesday after a to... -
Immunological characteristics govern the transition of COVID-19 to endemicity
18 Jan, 2021Abstract
We are currently faced with the question of how the CoV-2 severity may change in the years ahead. Our analysis of immunological and epi... -
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
18 Jan, 2021
Vaccines typically require years of research and testing before reaching the clinic, but in 2020, scientists embark... -
Covid-19: Breastfeeding women can have vaccine after guidance turnaround
11 Jan, 2021
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has revised its guidance so that pregnant and breastfeeding women can recei... -
Increased expression of hypoxia-induced factor 1α mRNA and its related genes in myeloid blood cells from critically ill COVID-19 patients
28 Dec, 2020AbstractBackground
COVID-19 counts 46 million people infected and killed more than 1.2 million. Hypoxaemia is one of the main clinical manifesta... -
The U.K. Coronavirus Mutation Is Worrying but Not Terrifying
28 Dec, 2020There is evidence the new variant could be more transmissible, yet vaccines work very well against it
A new mutated form of the novel coronaviru...0
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Stronger Together
5 Aug, 2020
“Stronger Together” campaign to highlight importance of psychosocial support during times of stress and crisis
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LitCovid
4 Aug, 2020
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is t... -
Coronavirus: Barcelona beach trip for recovering patients
4 Jun, 2020
Spanish coronavirus patients are taking trips to the seaside as part of their recovery from the illness.
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France approves release of controversial COVID-19 tracking app
29 May, 2020App measures proximityThe tracking app, called StopCovid, uses bluetooth to trace when a phone is in proximity to others who have the application.O... -
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Sony AI and avatarin to cooperate on remote control robots
18 May, 2020
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IRB Barcelona in the fight against COVID-19
15 May, 2020
The global pandemic that we are living poses a major challenge for society at all levels. In these moments of uncertainty, IRB Barcelona has pu...