"COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is initially characterized by acute lung injury and respiratory failure," said the study's senior author, Junbo Ge, M.D., professor and director of the Cardiology ...

Broad Institute scientist Alina Chan sparked controversy by suggesting COVID originated in a Chinese lab. Five years later, ...

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SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long-COVID, and in more than half of them the symptoms persisted for two years.

In pediatric patients aged 6 months to 5 years, the VE of mRNA-1273 against symptomatic infection was modest after a single dose and strong after a second dose.

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SARS-CoV-2 secondary structure shapes mutation frequencies, constraining viral evolution models predicting fitness can benefit from integrating secondary structure data.

More information: M. Yasugi et al, Disinfection effect of ozonated water on SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of salivary proteins, Journal of Hospital Infection (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.11.005 ...

Research finds that 23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long COVID, and in more than half ...