SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19
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The new study underscores the important role interferons can play in defending against SARS-CoV-2 and the way that role varies throughout the body over the course of an infection.
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Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
The results don’t invalidate the hypothesis that Long Covid is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus persisting in the body, the study authors argue.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
Levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in wastewater samples are climbing in most parts of the country, according to figures from the agency through June 27.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are based on messenger RNA — genetic material that sends a message to human cells with instructions to produce a protein that helps prevent infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 28 June 2024
Here’s the rundown: Experts are sounding the alarm about an uptick in SARS-CoV-2 activity in the US in the last couple of weeks.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 26 June 2024
The system was developed as part of the SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group (SIG), a group designed to improve coordination between U.S. government health organizations.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 25 June 2024
Conducted in 2021, the study began with the researchers spraying a low dosage of the original SARS-CoV-2 variant up the noses of 36 healthy adult volunteers who were both unvaccinated and had never had the virus before.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
The results don’t invalidate the hypothesis that Long Covid is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus persisting in the body, the study authors argue.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
Levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus showing up in wastewater samples are climbing in most parts of the country, according to figures from the agency through June 27.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 July 2024
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are based on messenger RNA — genetic material that sends a message to human cells with instructions to produce a protein that helps prevent infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 28 June 2024
Here’s the rundown: Experts are sounding the alarm about an uptick in SARS-CoV-2 activity in the US in the last couple of weeks.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 26 June 2024
The system was developed as part of the SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group (SIG), a group designed to improve coordination between U.S. government health organizations.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 25 June 2024
Conducted in 2021, the study began with the researchers spraying a low dosage of the original SARS-CoV-2 variant up the noses of 36 healthy adult volunteers who were both unvaccinated and had never had the virus before.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
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SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
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