Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 booster targeting omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 and the original strain of the ...
Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it’s possible that existing vaccines won’t be as effective as they have been. If so, it’s likely that companies ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Now that the omicron variant has reached the U.S. via the Bay Area, the question follows, what happens next for vaccines, public policy and research? UCSF has confirmed they're ...
In a recent article published in the journal PNAS, researchers in China provide evidence that a novel vaccine candidate known as CF501/RBD-Fc robustly neutralized severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
According to the authors, vaccine effectiveness against infection reached 44.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 37.7% to 50.9%) 4 weeks postvaccination, declined to 35.5% (95% CI, 30.2% to 40.5%) at 10 ...
The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel. By Carl Zimmer By November 2021, nearly two years after the coronavirus emerged ...
The currently dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany has been referred to as the 'Frankenstein' variant. Here's why. View on ...
An omicron subvariant is once again demonstrating immune-dodging abilities, posing a threat to both vaccinated and previously infected individuals. A report published Wednesday in the New England ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- It is "reasonably likely" to expect the pandemic to draw to a close as soon as a month from today, though COVID-19 is likely to stay, according to UCSF's Chair of the Department of ...
Omicron protein spike Genetic sequencing of the Omicron specimen revealed this variant carries a multitude of mutations on spike protein. Spike protein is located on the outside of the coronavirus.
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