Category: Coronavirus

Having Natural Immunity to the Original Coronavirus May Not Protect Against the South African and Brazilian Variants

Scientists from Seattle have demonstrated the influence of various mutations in the S protein on the effectiveness of neutralizing antibodies. One of them, which occurs in new variants of …

Yale University Researchers Confirm That the Brain Can Be Affected by the Virus

An international study involving several teams of researchers confirmed the ability of SARS-Cov-2 to infect neurons and identified several consequences, including damage from oxygen deprivation. A growing body of …

Coronavirus Might Eventually Become as Mild as the Common Cold

Researchers have set up a likely scenario for the evolution of Covid-19: As reinfections occur, the immune system adapts and causes less severe forms, as in the case of …

Anosmia: A French Application to Treat People Who Lost Their Sense of Smell

It is now well known that COVID-19 can cause anosmia (lack of sense of smell), which in some cases can last for several weeks. A doctor has just launched …

The Frequency and Severity of Global Pandemics Likely to Increase

The current pandemic is the sixth major one to hit humanity since the Spanish flu of 1918. But the frequency and severity of these global epidemics may well accelerate …

England and the US Will Soon Require Negative Tests for Entry to Their Territories

International travelers will be required to present a negative Covid 19 test to enter England starting this Friday, January 15. The same applies to the United States, which plans …

Immunity to the Coronavirus Can Last at Least Eight Months According to Study

Finally, scientists can estimate the duration of the immune response against the coronavirus. According to a new study published in Science, immunity to SARS-Cov-2 can last at least eight …

Coronavirus: Could Mink Be the Intermediate Host We Have Been Looking For?

Now that cases of coronavirus have been identified on mink farms, questions have arisen about the role of this animal in causing the current Covid-19 pandemic. Is it the …

COVID-19 Pandemic: Hard Times Still Ahead Warns the WHO

Although we’re past 2020, coronavirus is still very much present and spreading. The WHO warns that the start of the year will not be as quiet as some might …