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2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe new "FLiRT" COVID-19 variants, including KP.2, are spreading in the United States. Will there be...
New study identifies mechanism of immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 and variants
Medical Xpress· 10 hours agoA new study has revealed important insights into how SARS-CoV-2 and its variants escape the immune...
Transfected SARS-CoV-2 spike DNA suppresses cancer cell response to chemotherapy
Medical Xpress· 1 week agoSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 infection has led to worsened outcomes for ...
New COVID-19 FLiRT variants are now the dominant variant. Could there be a summer surge?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoKP.1.1, another FLiRT variant that is circulating, made up about 7% of COVID-19 cases in that two-week span, according to CDC data. "The CDC is tracking SARS-CoV& ...
Enhanced potency of an IgM-like nanobody targeting conserved epitope in SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal...
Nature· 3 days agoAlmost all the neutralizing antibodies targeting the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike (S) protein show weakened or lost efficacy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus & ...
Wearing face masks did not reduce risk of COVID infection after first omicron wave, research...
Medical Xpress· 6 hours agoThe study, "Changing risk factors for developing SARS-CoV-2 infection from Delta to Omicron," is...
Common diabetes drug lowers SARS-CoV-2 levels, clinical trial finds
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 2 weeks agoToday, researchers from the University of Minnesota published evidence that the common diabetes drug...
FDA: Cue Health COVID tests may return false positive, negative results, so throw them away
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis comes a few days after the FDA sent a warning letter to the company saying San Diego-based Cue...
COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut in-hospital viral spread, modeling study suggests
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 day agoThe findings were published last week in BMC Infectious...
Data suggest SARS-CoV-2 could jump from raccoon dogs to people, but species barrier may interfere
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 5 days agoBiochemical analysis showed raccoon dog angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 does allow SARS-CoV-2 to...