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The COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 7 million people worldwide (1.1 million in the United States) and severely harmed many millions more, though vaccines and antiviral treatments measurably reduced the potential loss of life and health.…

The use of peroxide-based disinfectants has grown with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, the extensive use of chemical disinfectants to kill viruses and other pathogens can also threaten human health and ecosystems. Now, a…

The emergence of unpredictable variants and their stronger infectivity make the COVID-19 pandemic neverending -- over 300 Omicron variants have been reported so far. Will there ever be a universal cure for the COVID-19 by neutralizing the…

The new COVID-19 booster which includes protection for Omicron at AltaMed Health Services in South Gate on Thursday, October 6, 2022.Sarah Reingewirtz | MediaNews Group | Los Angeles Daily News via Getty ImagesTwo studies are raising doubts…

Neutralizing antibody levels against the original COVID-19 virus and omicron variants in vaccinated adults tend to decline by at least 15% per month after a single booster shot, a new study using serum from human blood samples suggests.…

Researchers at the AIDS Institute, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the State Key Laboratory of Emerging…

Carefully designed cocktails of broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs) could help treat HIV while minimising the risk of the virus escaping treatment, suggests a study published today in eLife. The study shows that computational approaches…

A delta breakthrough infection generates a potent and broad neutralizing antibody response in double vaccinated individuals, according to new research. The findings were published this week in mBio, an open-access journal of the American…