COVID-19 vaccination showed effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations and severe disease outcomes associated with the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network ...

Researchers have developed a powerful tool that can detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 with high transmission potential before they become widespread. This approach could significantly support public ...

COVID-19 severity appears to be declining among hospitalized children as the Omicron variant continues to evolve.

The world map shows the countries and regions for which master data analyses for SARS-CoV-2 are available. The darker the red, the more data is available. The data comes from GISAID and the WHO. Since ...

It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about its future evolution remain. New variants of the virus will likely emerge, ...

Scientists at The Universities of Manchester and Oxford have developed an AI framework that can identify and track new and concerning COVID-19 variants and could help with other infections in the ...

As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every once in a while, we stumble upon something unexpected—something that ...

UCSF researchers designed new drug candidates that potently block MPro, a viral enzyme that's crucial for SARS-CoV-2 replication. One of these drug candidates, AVI-4516, is shown (center) bound to the ...

If you’re still struggling with whether to wear a mask or not, you’re behind the times, since now the medical community is recommending that you upgrade your mask to an N95 or that you wear two masks ...

In a large, population-based cohort, previously healthy children and adolescents who experienced acute SARS-CoV-2 infection had more than twice the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) within 6 ...