COVID mink analysis shows mutations are not dangerous — yet
The analysis found the mutations probably won’t jeopardize vaccines, but scientists say the rampant spread means the animals still need to be killed.
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More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their initial illness, according to a new study published November… Read More
Musk took a rapid antigen test that has a substantial false negative rate. Read More
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Read More
Researchers have uncovered a mysterious gene in the genetic code of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – a segment virtually hidden from view in the virus’s genome, and largely overlooked until now. Read More
Nearly one in five Covid patients later diagnosed with mental illness – study
US data shows nearly twice as many diagnoses over three months among those testing positive
A new study, released as a preprint in the Lancet, has found that obesity is one of the three greatest risk factors for suffering the most serious consequences… Read More
Denmark, the world’s largest producer of mink, will cull all farmed mink in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, both between the animals and… Read More
Experts say it’s normal for levels of antibodies to drop after clearing an infection, and that they represent just one arm of the immune response against a… Read More
Researchers in Spain have discovered that 82% of hospitalized patients with Covid-19 were vitamin D deficient in a new study published today. They studied levels of the… Read More