by owner | Sep 13, 2022 | Medicine
BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron COVID variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK. The latest briefing document on COVID variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week...
by owner | Aug 24, 2022 | Medicine
Since the 1960s, scientists have known coronaviruses live among us, attacking in waves year after year. Coronavirus is just one of the many viruses that cause the common cold and accounts for up to 26% of all upper respiratory tract infections in adults. However,...
by owner | Aug 11, 2022 | Medicine
The antibody in question was easily induced in rhesus macaque monkeys and provided broad protection against not just COVID-19 and variants but other SARS viruses. How can we prevent future SARS virus outbreaks like with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? The...
by owner | Aug 10, 2022 | London, Medical, Medicine
Children living in London will be offered an extra dose of the polio vaccine following the discovery of poliovirus in sewage in the British capital, health authorities announced Wednesday. The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said a targeted...
by owner | Aug 10, 2022 | Medicine
The BA.4.6 subvariant of COVID-19 is the newest “variant of concern.” It is present in at least four states that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is tracking. Here’s what you need to know. What is BA.4.6?BA.4.6. is a spinoff of the BA.4 subvariant of the...
by owner | Jul 22, 2022 | India, Medicine
Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm A new COVID variant has recently been detected in several countries including the UK, US, India, Australia and Germany. Called BA.2.75, it’s a subvariant of omicron. You might...
