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January 24, 2023 10:39 AM
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Many older adults skipped home health to avoid COVID

Many older adults skipped home health to avoid COVID | Virology News | Scoop.it
Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19, research finds.
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January 20, 2023 5:45 AM
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Pfizer Offers Up Entire Drug And Vaccine Portfolio To World’s Poorest Countries At Non-Profit Prices

Pfizer Offers Up Entire Drug And Vaccine Portfolio To World’s Poorest Countries At Non-Profit Prices | Virology News | Scoop.it
The announcement will cover some 1.2 billion people living in 45 low-income countries.
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January 20, 2023 5:43 AM
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UK: More than 7m captive birds have died or been culled for bird flu disease control

UK: More than 7m captive birds have died or been culled for bird flu disease control | Virology News | Scoop.it
Labour said the Government has ‘failed to grip this crisis’.
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January 20, 2023 5:42 AM
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B cell 'boot camp' insights could inform future vaccines

B cell 'boot camp' insights could inform future vaccines | Virology News | Scoop.it
New research sheds light on microscopic training grounds that allow B cells to perfect the antibodies they use against viruses and bacteria.
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January 20, 2023 5:41 AM
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Only HIV vaccine in advanced trials failed: 'Obviously disappointing'

Only HIV vaccine in advanced trials failed: 'Obviously disappointing' | Virology News | Scoop.it
The last HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, researchers announced, dealing yet another blow to the efforts to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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January 19, 2023 6:04 AM
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Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology - 7th Edition

Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology - 7th Edition | Virology News | Scoop.it

Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology, - 7th Edition, revised by EP Rybicki. Print Book. ISBN 9780128227848. Now published!!


"Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology, Seventh Edition provides an easily accessible introduction to modern virology, presenting principles in a clear and concise manner. The new edition provides the history of virology and the fundamentals of the molecular basis of how viruses work.


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January 19, 2023 6:00 AM
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Peptide blocks damaging ARDS lung inflammation in mice

Peptide blocks damaging ARDS lung inflammation in mice | Virology News | Scoop.it
A newly-designed peptide can suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.
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January 19, 2023 5:59 AM
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Grizzly bears test positive for bird flu in Montana, officials say

Grizzly bears test positive for bird flu in Montana, officials say | Virology News | Scoop.it
Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state's Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
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January 18, 2023 9:10 AM
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Full article: Heterologous booster with inhaled adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccine generated more neutralizing antibodies against different SARS-CoV-2 variants

The rapid widespread Omicron subvariant BA.5 of SARS-CoV-2 has become a potential imminent pandemic threat, but available vaccines lack high efficacy against this subvariant. Thus, it is urgent to ...
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January 18, 2023 9:09 AM
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Getting This Vaccine Might Lower Your Stroke Risk

Getting This Vaccine Might Lower Your Stroke Risk | Virology News | Scoop.it
This common vaccine protects you from more than the sniffles.
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January 18, 2023 9:09 AM
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Highly pathogenic avian flu: New strain kills hundreds of snow geese in Colorado

Highly pathogenic avian flu: New strain kills hundreds of snow geese in Colorado | Virology News | Scoop.it
A new strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza -- commonly called bird flu -- has killed around 1,600 snow geese in two separate areas of Colorado since November, according to state wildlife officials.
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January 17, 2023 5:46 AM
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I’d rather wear a ‘virtue-signalling’ mask than be selfish without one

I’d rather wear a ‘virtue-signalling’ mask than be selfish without one | Virology News | Scoop.it
What is there not to like about something that can do so much good for so little personal inconvenience?
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What they said: stupid not to be wearing one in some settings. Like in an exam room, with a snuffling student in front of...fortunately SHE was wearing a mask!
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January 16, 2023 4:48 AM
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‘Pandemic potential’: bird flu outbreaks fuelling chance of human spillover

‘Pandemic potential’: bird flu outbreaks fuelling chance of human spillover | Virology News | Scoop.it
Experts say record waves of avian influenza have been setting off alarms, with fears virus could adapt to spread among people...
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January 20, 2023 5:45 AM
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The bivalent vaccine booster outperforms - by Eric Topol

The bivalent vaccine booster outperforms - by Eric Topol | Virology News | Scoop.it
A review of the cumulative body of evidence...
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January 20, 2023 5:43 AM
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Avian flu confirmed in three grizzly bears euthanized in Montana

Avian flu confirmed in three grizzly bears euthanized in Montana | Virology News | Scoop.it
Three juvenile grizzly bears found disoriented and suffering from neurological issue such as partial blindness tested positive for avian flu, Montana wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday.
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January 20, 2023 5:43 AM
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PAHO reports bird flu outbreaks in 10 countries in the Americas

PAHO reports bird flu outbreaks in 10 countries in the Americas | Virology News | Scoop.it
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January 20, 2023 5:42 AM
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022

In October 2022, an outbreak in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in intensively farmed minks occurred in northwest Spain. A single mink farm hosting more than 50,000 minks was involved.
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January 20, 2023 5:41 AM
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Sinopharm's mRNA COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials - CGTN

Sinopharm's mRNA COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials - CGTN | Virology News | Scoop.it
Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm said that its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron variant has received government approval on Thursday to begin clinical trials.The company has built a 2 billion dose annual capacity production line in Shanghai and will...
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January 19, 2023 6:00 AM
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Tight transmission bottlenecks may limit the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Tight transmission bottlenecks may limit the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants | Virology News | Scoop.it
A new study describes that tight transmission bottlenecks restrict the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the transmission chain. SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 19, 2023 6:00 AM
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Severe symptoms reported in Ecuador's H5 avian flu case

Severe symptoms reported in Ecuador's H5 avian flu case | Virology News | Scoop.it

Severe symptoms reported in Ecuador's H5 avian flu case Lisa Schnirring Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Garrett Heath / Flickr cc Share The 9-year-old girl reported last week as representing Ecuador's first human H5 avian flu case has a severe infection and remains hospitalized, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in an outbreak notice. Her illness marked the seventh human infection from the current H5 clade and is the third to be reported as severe. The four other infections were mild. 

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January 19, 2023 5:59 AM
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Late-stage trials show efficacy of Moderna's RSV vaccine in older adults

Late-stage trials show efficacy of Moderna's RSV vaccine in older adults | Virology News | Scoop.it
The experimental mRNA vaccine is about 84 percent effective against the sometimes deadly virus.
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January 18, 2023 9:10 AM
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What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The question of whether SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted by droplets or aerosols has been highly controversial. We sought to explain this controversy through a historical analysis of transmission research in other diseases.
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January 18, 2023 9:09 AM
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Key amino acid position 272 in neuraminidase determines the replication and virulence of H5N6 avian influenza virus in mammals

Key amino acid position 272 in neuraminidase determines the replication and virulence of H5N6 avian influenza virus in mammals | Virology News | Scoop.it
Biological sciences; Microbiology; Virology...
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January 18, 2023 9:08 AM
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Moderna says its RNA vaccine was nearly 84% effective in preventing symptoms in adults 60 and older

Moderna says its RNA vaccine was nearly 84% effective in preventing symptoms in adults 60 and older | Virology News | Scoop.it
Moderna said a late-stage trial found that its vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus was 84% effective in preventing at least two symptoms in adults ages 60 and older.
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January 17, 2023 5:44 AM
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US Tamiflu Shortage Blamed on Buyers Failing to Stock Up Before Flu Season

US Tamiflu Shortage Blamed on Buyers Failing to Stock Up Before Flu Season | Virology News | Scoop.it
A US shortage of influenza treatment Tamiflu was caused in part by distributors failing to stock up before the flu season, according to the head of one of the largest generic manufacturers of the drug.
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