A novel variant of concern (VOC) named CAL.20C (B.1.427/B.1.429), originally detected in California, carries spike glycoprotein mutations S13I in the signal peptide, W152C in the N-terminal domain (NTD), and L452R in the receptor-binding domain (RBD).
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Ultrapotent antibodies against diverse and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants
July 28, 2021In this article the authors identify four receptor-binding domain targeting antibodies from three early-outbreak convalescent donors with potent neutralizing activity against 23 variants. -
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Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization
July 28, 2021In this article the authors isolated an infectious Delta strain from a traveller returning from India. -
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Efficacy and safety of an inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac): interim results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial in Turkey
July 28, 2021In this double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial the authors present the interim efficacy and safety results of a phase 3 clinical trial of CoronaVac in Turkey. -
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Azithromycin versus standard care in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 (ATOMIC2): an open-label, randomised trial
July 28, 2021In this article the authors assessed whether azithromycin is effective in reducing hospital admission in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. -
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Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis
July 28, 2021In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the authors searched various databases between Jan 1, 2020, and March 5, 2021, for original studies reporting data on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with psychiatric disorders compared with controls. -
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Characterizing long COVID in an international cohort: 7 months of symptoms and their impact
July 28, 2021In this article the authors conducted an online survey of people with suspected and confirmed COVID-19, distributed via COVID-19 support groups. -
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Safety and Immunogenicity of a DNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (ZyCoV-D): Results of an open-label, non-randomized phase I part of phase I/II clinical study by intradermal route in healthy subjects in India
July 28, 2021In this article the authors conducted a single-center, open-label, non-randomized, Phase 1 trial in India between July 2020 and October 2020. -
This phase 3 trial randomly assigned a cohort of patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who were at high risk for progression to severe disease to receive a single intravenous infusion of either a neutralizing monoclonal-antibody combination agent or placebo within 3 days after a laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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In this article the authors assess 88 health care workers who had received one dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine 9 to 12 weeks earlier. Among these participants, 37 chose a homologous boost with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and 51 chose a heterologous boost with mRNA-1273 (Moderna).
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant
July 28, 2021In this article the authors used a test-negative case–control design to estimate the effectiveness of vaccination against symptomatic disease caused by the delta variant or the predominant strain (B.1.1.7, or alpha variant) over the period that the delta variant began circulating. -
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Disruptions of neurological services, its causes and mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a global review
July 1, 2021Disruptions of neurological services, its causes and mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a global review -
COVID-19 Infection and Parkinsonism: Is There a Link?
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Neurology and neuropsychiatry of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the early literature reveals frequent CNS manifestations and key emerging narratives
July 1, 2021Neurology and neuropsychiatry of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the early literature reveals frequent CNS manifestations and key emerging narratives -
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The prevalence of COVID-19 infection in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): a systematic review and meta-analysis
July 1, 2021The prevalence of COVID-19 infection in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): a systematic review and meta-analysis