Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by ...

Interview with Ashish Jha on an investment by the Biden administration in the development of next-generation vaccines and treatments for SARS-CoV-2. 9m 26s Download The development of safe and ...

The question of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 continues to occupy scientists, the media, and the public intensely even 5 years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the virus came from, when and ...

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The virologist had recently started an independent group at the University of Tokyo ...

A landmark study shows that bat viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 emerged far from outbreak sites, pointing to the wildlife trade, not natural bat movement, as the most plausible ...

A long-term analysis reveals that antibody responses induced by COVID-19 vaccines are long-lasting. The study results challenge the idea that mRNA-based vaccine immunity wanes quickly. A long-term ...

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a delayed hyperinflammatory response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, is an important cause of illness ...

Share on Pinterest Can a new umbrella-definition of long COVID help healthcare providers diagnose the condition and suggest better treatment avenues? Image credit: The Washington Post/Getty Images A ...