Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a "cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause" reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had spread to 118,000 cases reported in 114 countries by March 11. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

New research highlighting the respiratory health of children during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has unveiled concerning trends: high rates of co-detected respiratory…... See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

President Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order to halt funding of risky viral gain-of-function research—lab experimentation designed to genetically manipulate biological agents to make them more transmissible and pathogenic. Ed Rybicki's insight: Warning: bullsh1t alert!! But bullsh1t that's being used to influence an idiot into messing with virology. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of understanding the interplay between the cardiovascular and immune systems during viral infections. SARS-CoV-2 enters human cells via the ACE-2 enzyme, initiating a cascade of immune responses. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains a significant global health threat, especially to infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. This review comprehensively explores the progress in RSV vaccine development, the immune evaluation methods, and immunological surrogate. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

The route of vaccine administration is associated with various immune outcomes, and the relationship between the route of administration and broad protection against heterologous pathogens remains unclear. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

A fascinating exploration of microbes that can travel through the air reveals how the pandemic marked a turning point for a crucial research field. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

A simple model projected which strains were likely to be highly transmissible, with implications for public health. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

The following is a summary of “Impact of disease severity, age, sex, comorbidity, and vaccination on secondary attack rates of SARS-CoV-2: a global systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the February 2025 issue of BMC Infectious Diseases by Sumsuzzman et al. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more

Antibodies are key proteins in the immune system that can reversibly and non-covalently bind specifically to their corresponding antigens, forming antigen-antibody complexes. They play a crucial role in recognizing foreign or self-antigens during the adaptive immune response. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News ..read more