In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers discovered that the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is susceptible to cleavage at ...

Despite the introduction of vaccines, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a significant problem around the world, particularly for people with weakened immune systems and those who have ...

These everyday experiences make it easy to think COVID-19 has become just like the flu or a cold. But a recent study of Massachusetts death data shows the opposite to be true: Even the supposedly mild ...

Recent analyses show that Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 more strongly suppress major histocompatibility complex class I expression than previous versions of the virus. Throughout the pandemic, the ...

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause long COVID than previous variants, according to the first peer-reviewed study of its kind from the United Kingdom ...

JOHANNESBURG, May 1 (Reuters) - Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- New research shows the latest highly-transmissible COVID subvariants may be shortening the window of immunity post-infection. "I think this is a wake-up call," said UCSF's Dr.

"Let's remember that people who are not vaccinated have a higher risk of getting sick, they have a higher risk of having a complicated disease, and consequently they have a higher risk of getting long ...