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Measuring virus levels in wastewater can help track the pandemic. But how useful is that?
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COVID-19/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification , Sewage/virology , Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing , Communicable Disease Control , Feces/virology , HumansABSTRACT
Ineffective or outdated requirements could undermine trust, some vaccine researchers say.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Health Policy , Immunization, Secondary , Mandatory Programs , Humans , COVID-19/prevention & control , Trust , VaccinationABSTRACT
COVAX distributed 1.84 billion vaccine doses, but many came too late. Can the world do better next time?
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Global Health , Health Equity , Mass Vaccination , Pandemics , Humans , Pandemics/prevention & control , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Emerging subvariants are more immune evasive than ever.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Immune Evasion , Immunization, Secondary , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19/virology , COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , Humans , Immune Evasion/genetics , Mutation , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicityABSTRACT
Decisions on boosters targeting subvariants will be based on limited data.
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Vaccines and prior infection still prevent severe disease from new SARS-CoV-2 strains.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Immune Evasion , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/immunology , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19/virology , COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use , Humans , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , South AfricaABSTRACT
The article discusses tracking wastewater to track the pandemic. Topics include Austrian ski town of Ischgl became infamous due to superspreading of COVID-19 virus after a skiing event;Health officials and scientists in the state of Tyrol were among the first to monitor levels of the pandemic coronavirus in sewage;and wastewater analysis picks up fragments of virus shed in feces and helps in analysis of the virus spreading.
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COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Antibodies, Viral/immunology , COVID-19/immunology , COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , Hospitalization , Humans , Mutation , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity , SARS-CoV-2/physiology , Severity of Illness Index , T-Lymphocytes/immunologySubject(s)
Antibodies, Viral/blood , COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273 , BNT162 Vaccine , COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage , COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , Humans , Immunity , Immunization Schedule , Vaccine PotencySubject(s)
Blood Coagulation Disorders/etiology , COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects , Immune System Diseases/etiology , Thrombocytopenia/etiology , Ad26COVS1 , Autoantibodies/blood , COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , Humans , Platelet Factor 4/immunology , United States , United States Food and Drug AdministrationSubject(s)
Blood Coagulation Disorders/epidemiology , COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects , COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic , Drug Industry , Europe , Humans , Immunization Programs , Immunogenicity, Vaccine , United StatesSubject(s)
COVID-19 , Schools , Students , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
The article presents the discussion on the risks of keeping schools open with few precautions during Covid-19.
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Coronavirus Infections/immunology , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Health Policy , Immunity, Herd , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/immunology , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/mortality , Humans , Pneumonia, Viral/mortality , Sweden/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The article informs that according to a study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital pathologists John Iafrate and Vivek Naranbhai, there is highest prevalence of antibodies among people infected by coronavirus. It mentions that some of the researchers are on record advocating for an early end to lockdowns and other control measures.