COVID-19/Coronavirus

Sulfated endospermic nanocellulose crystals were shown to have antiviral activity by irreversibly interacting with viral particles via cross-linking, thereby inhibiting viral infections. Sulfated endospermic nanocellulose (ENC) crystals are biomaterials that have antimicrobial activity. ENC can be derived from the parenchyma of ivory nut endosperm and used against microbes after its binding capacity is enhanced by...

Some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalizations seen among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months. Maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months, according to research published in the Sept. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report....

A recent study investigated the safety of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among patients diagnosed with central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases. The research aimed to provide clarity as to whether the vaccine poses any risks or side effects for this specific patient group. The response of patients with central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases to SARS-CoV-2...

Discrimination based on race in the criminal justice system may contribute to Black adult COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.   COVID-19 was the third-most significant cause of mortality across the United States in 2020. In 2019, the World Health Organization declared vaccine hesitancy a top-ten global health problem. Hesitancy concerning the COVID-19 vaccine is decreasing along racial...

A community-based lifestyle intervention program called Black Impact was studied for the purpose of determining its impacts on the social needs of Black men and its potential to mitigate the effect of social needs as contributors to worse health outcomes. The study found that the program reduced the social needs of Black men, but no...

This study found that Black and Hispanic children who live in poor neighborhoods, have public insurance, and have higher rates of comorbidities like allergies were also significantly more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19. Although COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children, hospitalization rates among children increased fivefold in the summer of 2021, possibly...

The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will lead the U.S. response to long COVID, which includes trials that have already been launched. As Americans continue to grapple with the effects of long COVID, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of a new office focused on research about the condition that will...

Key Takeaways New evidence that coronavirus spreads between humans and deer heightens concern that animals could harbor new variants Humans spread SARS-CoV-2 more often to deer than vice versa in late 2021 and early 2022, the study found This animal reservoir could keep variants circulating even after their spread in people slows New research shows...

Paxlovid has been taken by seniors and others at high risk for severe COVID-19 under an emergency use approval. Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, copackaged for oral use) since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to...