Study: Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection enhances cross-neutralization of BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5. Image Credit: ker_vii/Shutterstock In a recent study published in Science Immunology, researchers investigated the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
Study: Omicron sublineage BA.2.75.2 exhibits extensive escape from neutralising antibodies. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon /Shutterstock In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers from ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, and Karolinska...
Clover Biopharmaceuticals' current goal is to file approval submissions by the end of 2022. (Diy13/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Clover Biopharmaceuticals is fighting to establish a toehold in the COVID-19 vaccine space. Having missed a string of regulatory filing...
Photo from AFP The Centre for Medical Genomics of the Faculty of Medicines at Ramathibodi Hospital has reported Thailand’s second confirmed case of the Omicron BA.2.75.2 sub-variant infection in a Thai woman. The centre said that the BA.2.75.2 sub-variant is five...
The omicron-targeted COVID-19 booster shots have arrived at pharmacies across the country.AP File Photo/Charles Krupa The omicron-targeted COVID-19 booster shots have arrived at pharmacies across the country and in New Jersey. You’re probably wondering if there are...
The World Health Organisation’s belief that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is now in sight has Cypriot virologist Dr Peter Karayiannis attributing the estimate to increased vaccination coverage. “Coronavirus can no longer circulate easily among the population, thus...
The French Health Ministry has warned that 'an eighth wave' of Covid appears to be imminent Pic: Nhemz / Shutterstock By Hannah Thompson Covid appears to be making a comeback in France, after cases jumped by 55.5% over the past seven days, and 41,850 cases were...
© AFP (Archiv) This vaccine was specifically adapted for the BA4 and BA5 Omicron variants and was recommended for approval in the EU on Monday. At the earliest, the first deliveries of the latest coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech/Pfizer are expected to arrive...
Study: Omicron-induced interferon signalling prevents influenza A virus infection. Image Credit: Liya Graphics / Shutterstock In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Germany and the United Kingdom investigated the interferon responses...
The US is once again facing another wave of COVID-19, with the latest Omicron sub-variant, BA.5, becoming the dominant strain nationally. Experts say that while it appears more transmissible than previous variants and the rise in cases has led to a rise in...
Moderna aims to have the shot ready for use by this fall. (Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Just a few weeks after the FDA recommended that COVID-19 vaccine manufactures tweak their boosters to zero in on the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants,...
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, throws the ceremonial first pitch before a Mariners-Yankees game at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, in Seattle. ALIKA JENNER—GETTY IMAGES For the first time since December 2020, science has...
Study: Effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines against severe disease with Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in England. Image Credit: Ground Picture/Shutterstock In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers investigated the vaccine efficacy (VE) of...