Just like a fresh piece of fish, vaccines are highly perishable products and must be kept at very cold, specific temperatures. The majority of COVID-19 vaccines under development – like the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines – are new RNA-based vaccines. If they get too warm or too cold they spoil. And, just like fish, a spoiled vaccine must be thrown away....
Sarah Gupta, MD COVID-19 is caused by a brand new coronavirus (officially named “SARS-CoV-2”). So far, there’s a lot we know about COVID-19: what causes it, common symptoms, and how it spreads. But the virus has only been around for about 9 months. And because it’s so new, scientists and doctors are still struggling to understand it. ...
52 per cent of children with virus do not show most common symptoms in adults They tend to skip meals, suffer headaches and feel exhausted, scientists found And one in six school-aged children break out in skin rashes that are very itchy By CONNOR BOYD If your child brings home an uneaten packed lunch it...
As we age, the immune system begins to shift into a heightened state of alert, dialing up inflammation and running out of certain immune cells. Nurses addressed a nursing home patient showing coronavirus symptoms in Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain, earlier this year.Credit…David Ramos/Getty Images By Veronique Greenwood Covid-19 patients who are 80 or older...
An international team of researchers studied coronavirus in lab grown brain ‘organoids’ and mouse brains They found clear evidence that the virus can take over brain cell machinery to make copies of itself Brain cells near the infected ones were oxygen-deprived and dying Studies suggest that anywhere from 30 to 84 percent of COVID-19 patients...
by Frederike Buhse, Kiel University The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the coronavirus disease COVID-19, can penetrate many different body cells. This has been shown in multiple research papers published in recent weeks. Thus, not only can the function of the respiratory tract and the lungs be severely disrupted, but also numerous other organs. The SARS-CoV-2...
However, the effect of the vaccine specifically against COVID-19 has not been demonstrated RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER The BCG vaccine has a broad, stimulating effect on the immune system. This gives it an effective preventive action against various infections – possibly also against COVID-19. New studies are investigating that. BCG is frequently given to children,...
by German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection. To this end, they analyzed the activity of 28...
by Marilynn Marchione This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the...
by Sophie Belcher, University of Birmingham A newly published study led by the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham has found that, compared to other cancers, patients with blood cancers are more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As access to treatment remains of upmost importance, this information will help clinicians to guide patients...
