Tag: Immunity
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Nation & World
William Hanage on COVID lessons we haven’t learned
Harvard epidemiologist looks back and ahead.
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Skull channels shown to protect brain from infection
Researchers have found that “brain water” can exit through tiny channels to reach the skull’s bone marrow, which can detect infection or injury.
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Is Omicron really ‘milder’? Not exactly.
The “milder” outcomes of Omicron are likely due to more population immunity rather than the virus’ properties, according to new research.
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No Omicron immunity without booster, study finds
Traditional dosing regimens of COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States do not produce antibodies capable of recognizing and neutralizing the Omicron variant, reports a new study.
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Epidemiologist says COVID-19 may be more infectious than thought
Efforts to protect nursing home patients should include moving residents from facilities and increased testing, said Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina.
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Sick with measles, again
Dyann Wirth, chair of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, discusses what’s behind the resurgence of measles in the United States.
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Nation & World
The immune system and HIV
Researchers gather to share information about the latest advances in understanding how the oldest part of the body’s immune system might help in the fight against HIV and AIDS.