Category: Research
BA.2.75.2 “exhibits more extreme antibody escape than any variant we’ve seen so far”
Two preprints have been published over the last few days that give more details about the Omicron BA.2.75.2 sublineage. More...
Japan: Half of Covid deaths in under 20’s had no underlying health problems *1 Update*
NHK are reporting that about half of under 20’s who died from Covid recently had no underlying health problems. More...
NBER: The impacts of Covid-19 illnesses on workers
The National Bureau of Economic Research has published a working paper on the impact of Covid-19 on the US workforce. More...
Long Covid: Petition calls on Germany to expedite BC007 clinical trials
A new petition on Change.org calls on the German government to expedite clinical trials for BC007, a promising potential treatment for Long COVID. More...
USA: State of emergency declared in New York over polio
New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency over polio on September 9th 2022 after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. More...
Significant long-term alterations in T cell populations in hospitalised Covid patients
“We see similar effects on patients with a chronic HIV infection with increased level of exhausted CD57+ CD8+ T cells.” More...
Research: “Omicron variant is highly likely a product of artificial genetic modification”
An extraordinary claim in a research paper just released: that the Omicron variant could be a product of artificial genetic modification. More...
BA.2.75.2: The “most immune evasive strain we have tested so far”
A Twitter post from Covid researcher Yunlong Cao claims that Omicron BA.2.75.2 is “currently the most immune evasive strain we have tested so far”. More...
WHO: Legionellosis outbreak in Tucuman, Argentina
“Further analyses of two bronchoalveolar lavage samples by highly sensitive total DNA sequencing found readings compatible with Legionella spp.”. More...
Netherlands: Five scenarios for the future of the pandemic
The Netherlands has published a new guide to the future of the pandemic, laying out five possible scenarios for its evolution, including a worst-case scenario. More...