That Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky often disagrees with infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci is well known. Recently, the pair
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Combined clinical and genomic data better predicts COVID-19 severity
The current COVID-19 outbreak is one of the worst pandemics in history and has claimed millions of lives across the
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Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the
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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine found to be moderately less effective against South African variant
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine is moderately less effective against the
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Male fertility and androgen production may be impacted by COVID-19
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative pathogen of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The
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Gene expression of viral entry factors may explain the differences of COVID-19 severity
A new study uncovers which cell types can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 due to their viral entry factors. The study
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EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer
The European Union’s executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation
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The role of RNA capping of SARS-CoV-2 in immunity evasion
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen successfully uses multiple immune evasion mechanisms to achieve infection within its
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Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges
Tighter restrictions aimed at reining in surging coronavirus infections took hold in much of Italy and parts of Poland on
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Italy under virus curbs again as Dutch, Irish stop AstraZeneca shots
Coronavirus restrictions were reimposed across much of Italy on Monday, while Ireland and the Netherlands became the latest countries to
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