Corona in general

COVID-19 has presented various paradoxes that, if understood better, may provide clues to controlling the pandemic, even before a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available. First, young children are largely spared from severe disease. Second, numerous ...

A cheap and accurate test that can tell if people have covid-19 antibodies could be used to monitor population immunity from past infections as well as vaccines // 15.9.2021

Scientific Reports - Fomites and the environment did not have an important role in COVID-19 transmission in a Brazilian mid-sized city // 5.8.2021

Uusi tutkimus kertoo, miten vaaraton mallivirus leviää ilmavälitteisesti sisätilassa. Virus levisi suurehkon tilan päädystä päätyyn noin 15 minuutissa. Hyvä ilmahygienia, eli tehokas ilmanvaihto, ilman puhdistaminen ja sekoittaminen laskevat viruspitoisuuksia.// 11.2.2021

Nature - Reported rates of influenza and other infections have fallen sharply, but some communicable diseases may see a rise.// 21.5.2021

Evidence for airborne spread of Covid-19 is strong, but authorities underemphasize airborne protections. The curious history of infectious disease reveals how this anti-airborne bias emerged.// 27.6.2021

Tutkimus osoitti, että veriryhmä ei vaikuta siihen, kuka sairastuu koronaan vakavasti.// 8.7.2021

Helsingin yliopiston tutkijoiden koordinoima maailmanlaajuinen tutkimushanke on yksi suurimmista koskaan toteutetuista genomitutkimuksista.// 8.7.2021

Here is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.// 13.7.2021

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Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2// 25.7.2021

Tartuntatautien tutkimuskeskuksen johtajan mukaan virus ei ole levinnyt odotetusti.// 31.7.2022

Researchers in Sweden have challenged the interpretation that variable non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and “herd immunity” protection are responsible for the rise and fall of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic waves in hard-hit locations where authorities have not enforced strict NPIs.// 14.7.2021

The risk of severe COVID-19 in people with asthma is relatively small. People with COPD and interstitial lung disease appear to have a modestly increased risk of severe disease, but their risk of death from COVID-19 at the height of the epidemic was mostly far lower than the ordinary risk of death from any cause. Use of inhaled steroids might be associated with a modestly increased risk of severe COVID-19.// 1.8.2021

A recent study looks at the cellular mechanisms of severe COVID-19 and outlines potential areas of interest for prevention research.// 2.8.2021

Researchers at Oxford University, UK, have conducted a systematic review of the available studies to address the role of presymptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2.//3.8.2021

Tehohoitolääkärin mukaan 50 koronapotilasta tuplaa tehohoitoon kuluvan kapasiteetin.// 5.8.2021

Researchers remain perplexed as to why some patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, remain asymptomatic while other patients develop severe disease symptoms.// 6.8.2021

Researchers in the United States have demonstrated the potential of a monoclonal antibody to inform the design of pan-coronavirus vaccines that could prevent the outbreak of future pandemics such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).//5.8.2021

In a newly published study, physician-scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that the flu vaccine may provide vital protection against COVID-19.// 5.8.2021

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.// 6.8.2021

Yli puolet suomalaisista on edelleen vailla täyttä rokotesuojaa. Tehohoitolääkärit perään­kuuluttavat malttia ja toivovat, että kasvavat tartunta­määrät otettaisiin tosissaan.// 7.8.2021

Nature Communications - Long-term characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics is needed to understand the protective role of the immune response. // 6.8.2021

A team of international scientists has recently demonstrated the usefulness of cetylpyridinium chloride-containing mouthwashes in inhibiting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and reducing the risk of viral transmission. //9.8.2021

Nature Communications - Applying neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 to infected patients is a promising anti-viral treatment strategy. Here, Zhao et al. derive RBD-targeting monoclonal.../ 9.8.2021

Nature Reviews Immunology - Pan-sarbecovirus mAb protects from variants// 10.8.2021

Nature Reviews Immunology - Detecting future coronavirus pandemics// 10.8.2021

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Astmaa potevien riski sairastua tai menehtyä vakavaan koronavirustartuntaan näyttäisi olevan selvästi pienempi kuin epidemian alussa pelättiin. Keuhkoahtaumatautiin ja joihinkin muihin hengityssairauksiin liittyy suurempi riski, mutta sekään ei välttämättä ole niin suuri kuin on ajateltu.// 11.8.2021

WHO:n koronalääketutkimus Solidarity etenee toiseen vaiheeseen.// 11.8.2021