Infection with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 provides little long-term immunity against other variants in unvaccinated people, according to a study published in the journal Nature. In experiments using mice and blood samples from donors who were infected with Omicron, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the US found … Read more
According to many studies, it is proven that genetics plays an important role in immune response and has evolved to reject some pathogens and cancers too. By Dr Kajal Pandya Yeptho We have been inundated with immunity boosting pills, supplements and foods these past few years. What part do these play in actually boosting immunity and … Read more
Feb. 3, 2022 — It is a great mystery of infectious disease: Why are some people seemingly unaffected by illness that harms others? During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen this play out time and time again when whole families get sick except for one or two fortunate family members. And at so-called superspreader events that … Read more
Nov. 9, 2021 — As the U.S. rounds out its second year of the pandemic, many people are trying to figure out just how vulnerable they may be to COVID-19 infection, and whether it’s finally safe to fully return to all the activities they miss. On an individual basis, the degree and durability of the … Read more
Mumbai: Experts in Europe and America are divided over what should be the course of action in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The stalemate is over whether countries should protect the vulnerable and let the younger people — who face low risk of being severely impacted by Covid-19 — go about their lives and in … Read more