A preprint posted in the medRxiv July 31st 2019 looks at this issue. Riemersma and others suggest that the SARS-CoV-2 variant known as the Delta is associated with a higher viral load and increased transmissibility relative to other variants, as well as...
A new report published by the Academy of Medical Sciences in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine on August 6th 2021 has warned that the UK could face exceptionally large outbreaks of a respiratory syncytial virus and influenza during the autumn and winter in 2021 and...
An interesting preprint by Petra and others in medRxiv looks at the evidence for lower viral load of individuals who have been vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. One of the key questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines is whether they reduce viral...
An interesting preprint in medRxiv published by Melo and others posted on June 27th 2021 shows the effectiveness of facemasks in blocking the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In 2019, SARS-CoV-2 transmitted via the airborne route caused the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
An interesting article published by Hampshire and others in the EClinical Medicine on July 22nd 2021 explores this issue. There is growing concern about possible cognitive consequences of COVID-19, with reports of long COVID symptoms persisting into the chronic phase...
An interesting article by Sarah Reardon in the Scientific American answers this question. If researchers were predicting which coronavirus variant would take over the world, the Delta variant would not have been their first guess. However, since its first...
