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Walker is referring about the findings in a study by UC San Francisco researchers.  According to the report, the California strain could possibly be more damaging to the body. Samples for the study were collected from around the state and include ones taken from hospital patients and nursing home residents.  NBC 7 reached out to the lead researcher of the study, Dr, Charles Chiu, but he declined to comment.  A second study by the university looked at samples from a smaller group. “We took...

"The devil is already here," the study lead said — but experts are split on how much of a threat the variant, found across the US and abroad, poses.

A coronavirus variant identified in California seems more infectious and deadly, a study found, with cases thought to be doubling every 18 days - but the scale of the threat is unclear Business Insider India 25-02-2021 Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce © FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images A coronavirus variant identified in California seems more infectious and deadly, a study found, with cases thought to be doubling every 18 days - but the scale of the threat is unclear A st...

Scientists fear "nightmare scenario" where a patient is infected by two different coronavirus strains that swap mutations and become more dangerous.

Scientists like their odds against the wily coronavirus from South Africa Melissa Healy © (Jerome Delay / Associated Press) A lab technician in Groblersdal, South Africa, processes on blood samples from people testing a COVID-19 vaccine. Though the vaccines have not fared as well against the coronavirus strain thats dominant in there, scientists are confident they can manage the threat. (Jerome Delay / Associated Press) The coronavirus strain that took South Africa by storm w...

COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against the coronavirus strain from South Africa, but scientists remain confident that humans have the upper hand.

sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A new legislative audit released Tuesday took the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to task for an improper contract with its former leader during a six-month sabbatical. The Legislature’s Post Audit Division released a report on a contract between the commission and Paul Hill, a former commission chancellor. “It is the opinion of the Legislative Auditor that HEPC entered into a contract for consulting services with former Chancello...

Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With innovative AI methods and algorithms, BRAVE Innovations is working tirelessly to increase the number of confidential voice samples recorded at COVIDvoice.net to launch a voice-based COVID-19 screening tool. In the spirit of #InThisTogether, BRAVE Innovations strives to gather thousands more voiceprint samples to help refine their app that can immediately identify if a person is likely to have been infected wit...

Monday, Feb. 8. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. We’ve talked about the long-term damage the coronavirus has inflicted on many victims’ health. But as the pandemic rages on, it’s become very ...

South Africa’s virus strain upends country’s vaccination plans By Melissa Healy and Emily Baumgaertner Los Angeles Times/TNS The coronavirus strain fueling a resurgence of COVID-19 in South Africa was not slowed down by a vaccine that officials had been counting on to protect its front-line health care workers, prompting the government to shelve plans for an inoculation campaign that would have begun this month. “We have decided to put a temporary hold on the rollout of the vaccine,” Dr...