Two Chinese anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs conditionally approved for marketing
Medical Xpress· 2 hours agoTwo Chinese oral anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs, Xiannuoxin (simnotrelvir/ritonavir) and VV116 (deuremidevir...
Diazyme SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Assay Receives Emergency Use Authorization
Morningstar· 3 hours agoSAN DIEGO, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diazyme Laboratories, Inc. received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 6, 2022, for use of the Diazyme SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody CLIA Kit. The
New microfluidic device for detecting SARS-CoV-2
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoA new microfluidic device developed by scientists in Switzerland can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA...
Will Receptor Decoys Both Prevent And Treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection?
Forbes· 4 days agoWhile ACE2 decoys have not worked against viruses in the past, can a receptor decoy work against the...
The E3 ligase RNF5 restricts SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting its envelope protein for...
Nature· 5 days agoThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a severe global health crisis; its structural protein envelope ...
How quickly does COVID immunity fade? What scientists know
Nature· 6 days agoThree years into the pandemic, the immune systems of the vast majority of humans have learnt to...
SARS-CoV-2 Results in Self-collected Nasal Swabs vs Swabs Collected by Health Care Workers in...
Journal of the American Medical Association· 19 hours agoTo the Editor We have several comments about the recent study1 that concluded that nasal swabs collected by children and adolescents have similar diagnostic performance to those collected by health care professionals.
Shark nanobodies with potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity and broad sarbecovirus reactivity -...
Nature· 5 days agoSARS-CoV-2 variants of concern continue to emerge, reducing vaccine efficacy and limiting therapeutic options. Here, Chen and colleagues describe the identification and design of shark nanobodies with pansarbecovirus activity.
Estimated Effectiveness of CoronaVac and BNT162b2 Over Time Among Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Omicron
Journal of the American Medical Association· 5 days agoThis case-control study examines change over time in estimated vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization and mortality caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant among adults in Hong Kong.
Fact Check-Chinese study made coronavirus antibodies in eggs by vaccinating hens
Reuters· 1 day agoA 2021 study in China investigated antibodies generated by immunizing hens with a specific protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus and found that the antibodies extracted from yolks could neutralize ...