Will the pandemic go on indefinitely?
No, pandemics do not last forever. In this article published in Immunity, the authors provide a description of the epidemiological and immunological measures that underlie the transition from a pandemic state to an endemic state.
To boost or not to boost? Considerations towards administering an additional COVID-19 dose
Rising COVID-19 cases spurred by the highly transmissible Delta variant have led policymakers and researchers to consider the need for vaccine booster doses.
Vaccines for children coming soon, but how do we keep schools safe?
On September 20th, 2021, Pfizer-BioNtech announced preliminary results from its phase 2/3 trial in children ages 5 to 11 with a two-dose vaccine scheme.
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization and emergency department visits: a comparison
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant, according to several recent publications.
Humoral immunity to seasonal coronaviruses may be associated with better outcomes in COVID-19
People infected with SARS-CoV-2 can experience a wide range of outcomes, ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe disease and death.
Increase in SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in the U.S. from July 2020 to May 2021
The proportion of people in the U.S. with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies remains uncertain. A new study published in JAMA used a sample of 1.44 million blood samples from July 2020 through May 2021 to estimate the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in the general US population aged 16 years and older.
The two new SARS-CoV-2 variants scientists are tracking
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently introduced a new Variant of Interest (VOI) titled Mu or B.1.621.
Review of host factors highjacked by SARS-CoV-2
A recent state-of-the-art review in Nature Microbiology summarizes the latest evidence regarding the molecules in our cells that allow SARS-CoV-2 to infect us and how these may give us clues to discover new anti-viral drugs.
Concerns about legal challenges to COVID-19 public health orders
The field of public health has never been without critics. Globally, public health officers wield varying amounts of power, with the North American court systems historically respecting and upholding public health order.