Scientists Fear New COVID Strains Are Deadly—Just Like 2020 Wave


Authors: David Axe Fri, October 28, 2022 The new COVID-19 subvariants that are becoming dominant all over the world aren’t just more contagious than previous variants and subvariants—they might cause more severe…[...]

What do we know about covid vaccines and preventing transmission?


BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o298  (Published 04 February 2022) Cite as:  BMJ 2022;376:o298 Authors: Chris Stokel-Walker, Vaccines that work against SARS-CoV-2 have helped change the course of the pandemic by reducing illness and hospital admissions.…[...]

First case of postmortem study in a patient vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2


Author:TorstenHansenaUlfTitzeaNidhi Su AnnKulamadayil-HeidenreichbSabineGlombitzacJohannes, et. al. Highlights • We report on a patient with a single dose of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. • He developed relevant serum titer levels but died 4…[...]

The OC43 human coronavirus envelope protein is critical for infectious virus production and propagation in neuronal cells and is a determinant of neurovirulence and CNS pathology


Authors:Jenny K.Stodola1GuillaumeDubois1AlainLe CoupanecMarcDesforgesPierre J.Talbot Highlights Coronavirus structural envelope (E) protein specific motifs involved in protein-protein interaction or in homo-oligomeric ion channel formation are needed for optimal production of recombinant infectious…[...]