Authos: Ming Tong,1Yu Jiang,2Da Xia,3Ying Xiong,3Qing Zheng,4Fang Chen,2Lianhong Zou,2Wen Xiao,2 and Yimin Zhu2 J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 15; 222(6): 894–898.Published online 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa349 PMCID: PMC7337874PMID: 32582936 Abstract In a retrospective study of 39 […]
What Role does Endothelial Infection Play in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?
Authors: By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause inflammatory lung disease, including clot formation and hyper-permeability of the lung […]
Spike Proteins, COVID-19, and Vaccines
A new study further elucidates the role of spike proteins in COVID-19. Authors: Steven Novella May 5, 2021 A recent study looks at the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, showing […]
DOD medical data reveals surges in oft-cited vax ‘adverse events’ in 2021
Three military doctors say medical billing code data captured by Defense Medical Epidemiology Database shows sharp spikes in miscarriages, myocarditis, cancer diagnoses, Bell’s palsy, female infertility. According to the data […]
Pandemic health consequences: Grasping the long COVID tail
Authors: Kieran L. Quinn , Chaim M. Bell Published: January 25, 2022 Emerging evidence suggests that approximately 10% of people who survive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will have lingering symptoms that negatively […]
Scientists Identify Factors That Appear Linked to Long Covid
Authors: Marthe Fourcade 04:35 PM IST, 26 Jan 2022 06:47 PM IST, 26 Jan 2022 Scientists seeking to find out which patients are most at risk of developing long Covid […]
Myocarditis Cases Reported After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination in the US From December 2020 to August 2021
Authors: Matthew E. Oster, MD, MPH; David K. Shay, MD, MPH; John R. Su, MD, PhD, MPH; Julianne Gee, MPH; C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH; Karen R. Broder, MD; Kathryn […]
Antibody dependent enhancement: Unavoidable problems in vaccine development
Authors: Lele Xu, Zhiqian Ma, Yang Li, Zhaoxia Pang, and Shuqi Xiao* Adv Immunol. 2021; 151: 99–133.Published online 2021 Sep 4. doi: 10.1016/bs.ai.2021.08.003 PMCID: PMC8438590PMID: 34656289 Abstract In some cases, antibodies can enhance virus entry and replication in cells. […]
Vaccine-associated enhanced disease: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data
Authors: Flor M. Munoz,a,⁎Jakob P. Cramer,bCornelia L. Dekker,cMatthew Z. Dudley,dBarney S. Graham,eMarc Gurwith,fBarbara Law,gStanley Perlman,hFernando P. Polack,iJonathan M. Spergel,jEva Van Braeckel,kBrian J. Ward,lArnaud M. Didierlaurent,mPaul Henri Lambert,m and for the Brighton […]
COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalized kids
Authors: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Peer-Reviewed Publication PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21, 2022 – Of hospitalized children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, 44% developed neurological symptoms, and these kids were […]