COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People
(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines stimulated mucosal immunity in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but generated only a tiny amount of immunity in people who had never been infected, according to a cohort study using data from... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 23, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Forced to eat bat feces, chimps could spread deadly viruses to humans
On a sunny day 7 years ago in the Budongo Forest Reserve in Uganda, researchers were startled to observe chimpanzees scoop dry bat feces from under a hollow tree and devour it. In 60 years of observations at Budongo, no one had ever seen such a thing, recalls veterinary epidemiologist Tony Goldberg of the University of Wisconsin—Madison. “Aside from the ick factor, we all had the exact same thought,” he says. “They must be exposed to horrible bat-borne viruses.”
That suspicion proved correct. Though the bat feces is rich in nutrients,
it contains dozens of previously unknown viruses
, Goldberg and...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall
An unknown future pathogen could have far more devastating consequences than SARS-CoV-2. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Frances Stead Sellers Source Type: news
Africa: Leading Health Agencies Outline Updated Terminology for Pathogens That Transmit Through the Air
[WHO] Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global technical consultation report introducing updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air. The pathogens covered include those that cause respiratory infections, e.g. COVID-19, influenza, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and tuberculosis, among others. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
COVID Patient ’s Infection Lasts Record 613 Days—and Accumulated Over 50 Mutations
A Covid-19 patient with a weakened immune system incubated a highly mutated novel strain over 613 days before succumbing to an underlying illness, researchers in the Netherlands found.
The patient, a 72-year-old man with a blood disorder, failed to mount a strong immune response to multiple Covid shots before catching the omicron variant in February 2022. Detailed analysis of specimens collected from more than two dozen nose and throat swabs found the coronavirus developed resistance to sotrovimab, a Covid antibody treatment, within a few weeks, scientists at the University of Amsterdam’s Centre for Expe...
Source: TIME: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jason Gale / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes - National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023-February 2024
This report describes COVID-19 rates, hospitalizations, and vaccination coverage among nursing home residents. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- A positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result for SARS-CoV-2 was not associated with a new asthma diagnosis in children, according to a retrospective cohort study.
In adjusted analyses, PCR positivity for SARS-CoV-2 had... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - April 12, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnosis in Children
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity in children is not associated with an increased risk for new asthma diagnosis, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sars-Cov2 pandemic impact on suicide attempts admitted to pediatric critical care: a monographical observational retrospective study - Moral-Larraz A, Garc ía-Salido A, Lamagrande-Casanova N, Di Campli-Zaghlul M, Braza-Claver M, Nieto-Moro M.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic has required public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of the virus. The emotional and psychological impacts of these measures are unknown1 and can be expressed in various w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone
Only private jabs are available to most, but annual shots could reduce healthcare costs and prevent deathsCheaper private Covid jabs may end up as costly as pricier ones, say expertsPrivate Covid boosters are available for people who do not qualify to receive these vaccines on the NHS. But is it worth paying for a shot?With most people now having been exposed to Sars-CoV-2 through previous vaccination and/or infection, our immune systems are generally well equipped to recognise and kill the virus if we become infected.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 3, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Coronavirus NHS Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases UK news Health Science Source Type: news
How lung distress from SARS-CoV-2 can cause heart damage
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 can damage heart tissue without directly infecting it. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Annual Two-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Campaign Beneficial
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Annual administration of a second dose of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine five months after the initial dose results in fewer hospitalizations and deaths, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dyadic Announces Publication of C1 Monoclonal Antibody in Nonhuman Primate Study in Nature Communications
The first trial using a C1 produced monoclonal antibody provides equivalent protection against SARS-CoV-2 in hamster and nonhuman primate models compared to monoclonal antibody produced in CHO. JUPITER, Fla., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic" or the "Company")…#c1 #cho #jupiter #fla #naturecommunications #springernature #humab #albertosterhaus #cr2o #dutch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Cardiovascular Risks and Covid-19 - New Research Confirms the Benefits of Vaccination
[The Conversation Africa] COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Yet, from the earliest days of the pandemic, the cardiovascular risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection were clear: individuals with severe cases of COVID-19 often died from cardiovascular complications, and those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease were more likely to have severe illness or die. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Coronavirus Health and Medicine Source Type: news
