Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs): an impending global crisis
The worldwide battle against the SARS-CoV-2 virus rages on, with millions infected and
many innocent lives lost. The causative organism, severe acute respiratory syndrome …
many innocent lives lost. The causative organism, severe acute respiratory syndrome …
The ins and outs of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs)
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, a newly emerging coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 epidemic,
has been spreading quickly throughout the world. Despite immunization and some fairly …
has been spreading quickly throughout the world. Despite immunization and some fairly …
Small drugs, huge impact: the extraordinary impact of antisense oligonucleotides in research and drug development
AM Quemener, ML Centomo, SL Sax, R Panella - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are an increasingly represented class of drugs. These
small sequences of nucleotides are designed to precisely target other oligonucleotides …
small sequences of nucleotides are designed to precisely target other oligonucleotides …
[HTML][HTML] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 lineage P. 1 in patients from a region with exponentially increasing hospitalisation rate, February 2021, Rio Grande do Sul …
AF Martins, AP Zavascki, PL Wink… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 P. 1 lineage coincided with a surge in hospitalisations in
the North region of Brazil. In the South region's Rio Grande do Sul state, severe COVID-19 …
the North region of Brazil. In the South region's Rio Grande do Sul state, severe COVID-19 …
SARS-CoV-2 variants: a synopsis of in vitro efficacy data of convalescent plasma, currently marketed vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies
We summarize here in vitro evidences of efficacy for convalescent plasma, currently
approved vaccines and monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern …
approved vaccines and monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern …
Infection control, occupational and public health measures including mRNA-based vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infections to protect healthcare workers from …
Background We evaluated measures to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) in Vancouver,
Canada, where variants of concern (VOC) went from< 1% VOC in February 2021 to> 92% in …
Canada, where variants of concern (VOC) went from< 1% VOC in February 2021 to> 92% in …
Mutation induced infection waves in diseases like COVID-19
After more than 6 million deaths worldwide, the ongoing vaccination to conquer the COVID-
19 disease is now competing with the emergence of increasingly contagious mutations …
19 disease is now competing with the emergence of increasingly contagious mutations …
The unexpected dynamics of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil: Was herd immunity achieved?
Abstract In late March 2020, SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Manaus, Brazil, and rapidly developed
into a large-scale epidemic that collapsed the local health system, and resulted in extreme …
into a large-scale epidemic that collapsed the local health system, and resulted in extreme …
Simulating immunization campaigns and vaccine protection against COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
The vaccine roll-out has currently established a new trend in the fight against COVID-19. In
many countries, as vaccination cover rises, the economic and social disruptions are being …
many countries, as vaccination cover rises, the economic and social disruptions are being …
Epidemic spreading under mutually independent intra-and inter-host pathogen evolution
The dynamics of epidemic spreading is often reduced to the single control parameter R 0
(reproduction-rate), whose value, above or below unity, determines the state of the …
(reproduction-rate), whose value, above or below unity, determines the state of the …