Gangrene, Gastric Issues, and Hearing Loss Reported in Delta Variant of Coronavirus from India
By Bhuma Shrivastava via Japan Times The coronavirus variant driving India’s devastating COVID-19 second wave is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it’s also more severe. Hearing impairment, severe gastric upsets and blood clots leading to gangrene, symptoms not typically seen in COVID-19 patients, have been linked by doctors in India to the … Continue reading
Had COVID? You’ll Probably Make Antibodies for the Remainder of Your Life
By Ewen Callaway via Nature People who recover from mild COVID-19 have bone-marrow cells that can churn out antibodies for decades, though viral variants could dampen some of the protection they offer. Many people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 will probably make antibodies against the virus for most of their lives. So suggest researchers who have identified long-lived antibody-producing … Continue reading
What If COVID-19 Never Disappears?
Despite all of the masks, tests, and vaccinations, there is no guarantee that COVID-19 will ever disappear. Even if the virus doesn’t go away, it might not be as bad as it seems. How could COVID-19 never go away? What would life be like if it didn’t disappear? Could the virus mutate again? Will our bodies become immune over time? … Continue reading
Scientists in Oregon Find Virus Variant With a Worrying Mutation
By Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times via Yahoo News Scientists in Oregon have spotted a homegrown version of a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that first surfaced in Britain — but now it’s combined with a mutation that may make the variant less susceptible to vaccines. The researchers have so far found just a single case of this formidable combination, … Continue reading
Contagious Brazil COVID-19 Variant Evades Immunity, Scientists Warn
By Kate Kelland via Yahoo News LONDON (Reuters) – A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the disease, scientists said on Tuesday. In a study of the mutant virus’s emergence and its spread in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, the … Continue reading
New Mutation of Kent Covid-19 Variant Said to Help Virus Evade Immune System
by Evgenia Filimianova via Sputniknews Public Health England have detected samples of the Kent variant with mutations that may help it evade the immune system. The new mutation of the Covid-19 variant, called E484K, has been found in 11 samples examined by scientists. “The mutation of most concern, which we call E484K, has also occurred spontaneously in the new Kent … Continue reading
Boris Johnson Says U.K. Coronavirus Variant May be More Deadly
by William Booth via The Washington Post Headline Image: GETTY IMAGES LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the variant of the coronavirus first detected in England — and spreading around the world, including in the United States — “may be associated with a higher degree of mortality.” The new strain was already known to be more … Continue reading
Antarctica No Longer Covid-19 Free, Infection Reaches Frozen Continent for the First Time
The coronavirus has now affected all seven continents, as 36 infections were reported among people stationed at Chile’s General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme research base in Antarctica. After testing positive, the 36 individuals were taken to Chile’s Punta Arenas where they are believed to be in good, stable condition. However, they will remain under constant isolation while they recover. The Chilean … Continue reading
Study Strongly Suggests Covid-19 Virus Enters the Brain & May Be an Autoimmune Disease
A new study by Yale University has found that critical Covid-19 patients disproportionately possess so-called ‘autoantibodies’ that weaponize their immune systems against them, making their condition far worse. Researchers used an advanced screening technique on 170 hospitalized patients to detect “autoantibodies” that inflict collateral damage on the patient by attacking their own organs and immune system as opposed to targeting … Continue reading
New Faster Spreading Covid-19 Strain Found in UK, Already in Nearly 60 Local Authority Areas
via RT A rapidly spreading strain of the coronavirus has been identified in England, adding more than 1,000 cases to the UK’s total count, the health secretary said, after confirming London is entering the top tier of Covid-19 measures. The new variant has been located in southeastern England, Matt Hancock revealed on Monday, saying that scientists at Porton Down, the … Continue reading
