npj Parkinson’s Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint discusses insights from basic science and clinical perspectives on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)/severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the brain, […]
Impacts of COVID on the immune system
Authors: Lara Herrero, The Conversation Medical Xpress September 19, 2022 So you’ve had COVID and have now recovered. You don’t have ongoing symptoms and luckily, you don’t seem to have developed […]
Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: A Case Report
TAuthors: oral Shastri 1, Navkiran Randhawa 2, Ragia Aly 3, Masood Ghouse 3 PMID: 35210894PMCID: PMC8863340DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 J Blood Med. 2022; 13: 69–74.Published online 2022 Feb 18. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 Abstract As of September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 booster shots became widely available in the […]
ACE2-independent infection of T lymphocytes by SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Xu-Rui Shen, Rong Geng, Qian Li, Ying Chen, Shu-Fen Li, Qi Wang, Juan Min, Yong Yang, Bei Li, Yong Yang, Bei Li, Ren-Di Jiang, Xi Wang, Xiao-Shuang Zheng, Yan Zhu, Jing-Kun Jia, Xing-Lou Yang, Mei-Qin Liu, Qian-Chun Gong, Yu-Lan Zhang, Zhen-Qiong Guan, Hui-Ling Li, Zhen-Hua Zheng, Zheng-Li Shi, Hui-Lan Zhang, Ke Peng & Peng Zhou […]
Why COVID-19 Is Here to Stay, and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About It
Authors: August 17, 2021 by Philippe Lemoine As many countries are going through another wave of infections, including some where the vast majority of the population has been vaccinated, many are starting […]
Simple blood test can tell whether patients will suffer from ‘long COVID’
Authors: by Study Finds AUGUST 15, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, England — A simple blood test for long COVID is on the horizon. Biological “fingerprints” can identify individuals with the debilitating syndrome, according […]
Adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Authors: Alessandro Sette1,2 and Shane Crotty1,2,* 1Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases […]
Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2: the knowns and unknowns
Authors: Alessandro Sette 1 2, Shane Crotty 3 4 Abstract T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 was observed in unexposed people; however, the source and clinical relevance of the reactivity remains unknown. It is speculated that […]
A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
Determining the duration of protective immunity to infection by SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for understanding and predicting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical studies now indicate that immunity will be […]
Use of adenovirus type-5 vectored vaccines: a cautionary tale
Authors: The Lancet We are writing to express concern about the use of a recombinant adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) vector for a COVID-19 phase 1 vaccine study,1 and subsequent advanced trials. Over […]