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Contagious omicron strain replicates early in infection

Written by | 26 Sep 2023

New research used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants and found one of them – BA.5 – was more virulent likely due to its ability to rapidly […]

Autumn COVID-19 vaccines to target XBB variant

Written by | 19 Jun 2023

Vaccines against COVID-19, administered in the EU in the autumn of 2023, will be updated to target XBB forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These strains are a subgroup […]

Efficacy, cash and more will increase booster shot acceptance

Written by | 30 Aug 2022

The more effective the COVID-19 booster, the more likely people are to get it, according to new Cornell research. And they are more likely to accept the booster […]

Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective, study finds

Written by | 30 Jan 2022

The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, […]

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