University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon answers common questions about additional vaccine doses. Increasingly,…
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COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is a global infectious disease that emerged in late 2019 and reshaped public health, science, and society. It primarily affects the respiratory system but can impact multiple organs, leading to a wide range of symptoms from mild illness to severe complications. The pandemic spurred unprecedented scientific collaboration, driving rapid advances in virology, epidemiology, and vaccine development, including mRNA technology. Research into COVID-19 continues to reveal insights into viral evolution, immune response, long COVID, and pandemic preparedness. Its legacy continues to influence healthcare systems, global health policy, and biomedical innovation worldwide.
Withholding vaccines from low-access countries may fuel infections and new variants, while global sharing reduces…
Synthetic peptoids, mimicking the immune peptide LL-37, have been shown to inactivate herpes and COVID-19…
Scientists found that changes in ACE2 proteins in blood can signal COVID-19 infection and recovery,…
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has…
Figures correspond to nearly 7% more than expected, show World Bank economist estimates. An extra…
Targets Key Part of the Virus’ Spike Protein That Changes Little Across Variants The virus…
Study supports widespread use of better masks to curb COVID-19 indoors. A new study is…
Blood Thinners Offer New Hope for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Giving moderately ill, hospitalized patients with…
CU Boulder scientists use yeast to forecast virus mutations, paving the way for smarter vaccines…
Real-time imaging shows COVID-19 spreads rapidly in mice, and only antibodies that activate immune cells…
Researchers design new COVID-19 therapy that uses a defective version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to…
Scientists have identified how and why some COVID-19 patients can develop life-threatening clots, which could…
Mount Sinai scientists have linked suppressed NK and CD8+ T cells to the inflammatory condition…
Antibodies Elicited by COVID-19 Vaccination Effective Against Delta Variant Despite causing a surge in infections…
In COVID-19 patients whose symptoms were mild, Stanford researchers found that they were more likely…
More Than 3 Million Cases of COVID-19 Prevented by Early Vaccines The early COVID-19 vaccination…
Persistent blood clotting, not inflammation, may be a root cause of Long COVID symptoms like…