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MIT chemists have come up with a new way to identify neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample, by analyzing how the antibodies interact with sugar molecules found on the surface of the virus’ spike protein.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis scientists are working to minimize the risk of another devastating coronavirus pandemic by designing a vaccine that reduces sickness and death caused by all potentially deadly coronaviruses, including ones that have not yet affected people. The research is supported by an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Long COVID may be an unusual response to previously encountered non-SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses, researchers report.
Boosters help for a short time, and mixing vaccines doesn’t seem to push the immune system toward making unhelpful antibodies, studies show.
Harvard scientists give their read on recent COVID data from the U.S. and South Africa.