Tag: coronavirus
Emergence of N antigen SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants escaping detection of antigenic coronavirus tests
While conducting a large validation study on the Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag test, we noticed that some swab samples failed to generate a positive result in spite of a high viral load in Rt-PCR assays. More...
France: New national coronavirus lockdown announced, schools closed
Emmanuel Macron has announced that restrictions currently covering parts of France will be extended nationally. More...
Israel: new coronavirus variant found, has infected hundreds of people
Scientists have discovered an Israeli coronavirus variant, and believe there are hundreds of cases of the mutation in the north, south and center of the country — but they don’t believe it poses a challenge to vaccine effectiveness. More...
Two-thirds of epidemiologists warn mutations could render current coronavirus vaccines ineffective in a year or less
In a survey of 77 epidemiologists from 28 countries, carried out by The People’s Vaccine Alliance, two-thirds thought that we had a year or less before the virus mutates to the extent that the majority of first-generation vaccines are rendered ineffective and new or modified vaccines are required. More...
Canada: NACI recommends that AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age
NACI recommends that AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time while the safety signal of Vaccine-Induced Prothrombotic Immune Thrombocytopenia (VIPIT) following vaccination with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is investigated further. More...
Identification and characterization of circRNAs encoded by MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Herein, we identified thousands of circRNAs in MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-1 SARS-CoV-2 from the RNA-sequencing data of viral infection. More...
Joint Statement on the WHO-Convened COVID-19 Origins Study signed by 14 countries
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom.
Sudden rise in COVID-19 case fatality among young and middle-aged adults in the south of Brazil after identification of the novel B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strain
Individuals between 20 and 29 years of age whose diagnosis was made in February 2021 had an over 3-fold higher risk of death compared to those diagnosed in January 2021, while those aged 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 years experienced 93%, 110%, and 80% increases in risk of death, respectively. More...
WHO report on coronavirus pandemic origins published
Arguments in favour [of a lab leak] : Although rare, laboratory accidents do happen, and different laboratories around the world are working with bat CoVs. More...
Berlin and Munich stop coronavirus vaccination with Astrazeneca vaccine for under 60’s – rest of Germany likely to follow
First, as a precaution, Berlin and Munich suspended the vaccinations with AstraZeneca for under 60-year-olds. More...