Cell-Mediated and Innate Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2: What is Known

Cell-Mediated and Innate Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2: What is Known January 26, 2022 Titers of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) against SARS-CoV-2 have proven a reasonable predictor of protection against infection and disease. However, T cell responses (CD8+ and CD4+), innate immune mechanisms, and Fc-mediated cellular cytotoxicity can also provide protective immunity against the virus. T cells The…

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Global Virus Network (GVN) Adds the Scientific Platform Pasteur-University of São Paulo as Newest Member to Mitigate Viral Threats

Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January 26, 2022: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 67 Centers of Excellence and 10 Affiliates in 36 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans, and the Scientific Platform Pasteur-University of São Paulo (SPPU) announced the addition of the SPPU as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence. “We are…

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Global Virus Network (GVN) Adds the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnologies at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University as Newest Member to Combat Viral Threats

Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January 20, 2022: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 66 Centers of Excellence and 10 Affiliates in 35 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans, and the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnologies at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) announced the addition of…

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Omicron: Transmissibility, Immune Evasion, and Pathogenicity

Omicron: Transmissibility, Immune Evasion, and Pathogenicity January 13, 2022 We are currently in a wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections dominated by the recently discovered omicron variant. What new threats does it pose? It is clearly able to overcome immune barriers to infection. Also, this variant is far more transmissible than others, making it an hyper transmissible…

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Deltacron: a new variant or a laboratory contamination?  

Deltacron: a new variant or a laboratory contamination? Scientists have recently reported the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variant, “Deltacron”, resulting from the recombination of Omicron and Delta variants in infected patients. According to a GVN scientist, Deltacron is not a new variant, but the result of laboratory contamination. His sequence analysis suggests that the Omicron…

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