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The history of vaccination, antigenic variability and curious facts about infectious agents as presented by Professor of Molecular Biology Georgy Smirnov. The text will be of interest both to specialists and to those who are just starting the path of comprehending a topic that is especially acute fo

Big differences between real deaths and official statistics are possible due to insufficient diagnostics and problems with reporting death data. 2751 Officially, 5.9 million people died from COVID-19 between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. A new study published in The Lancet estimates that t

A new study confirms that within a year of infection, a person is more likely to develop a variety of mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, and substance use. substances and sleep disorders. 3842 About 20% of people who recover from COVID-19 experience various psychiatric and neurologica

It is known that the lungs are far from the only target of the coronavirus, and the pathogen can affect other vital organs. A large American study has confirmed that COVID-19 is especially dangerous for older people. Results published in BMJ. 15336 To assess the effects of the coronavirus on older

Since the first case of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in Wuhan in late 2019, we have learned a lot about how people carry the infection it causes. Now it is no secret to anyone that COVID-19 is dangerous not only for the development of pneumonia, but also for a variety of negative effects, including those

Although vaccination and timely booster doses are still the best way to prevent infection, major US and European pharmaceutical companies have been talking about the possibility of new vaccines tailored specifically to omicron to the market for several months. Two weeks after its discovery, an ambit

Following the new variant of the coronavirus BA.1 omicron, another subspecies of it BA.2 appeared, which is even more contagious and has every chance of displacing its "big brother". The results of a national study in Denmark confirmed the need for vaccination even though BA.2 evades neutralizing an

Imperial College London has published updated data on the incidence of coronavirus in England, showing that omicron has almost completely replaced the delta variant and has become the dominant strain in the country. Scientists are particularly concerned about massive cases of reinfection among patie

Japanese scientists have found that the omicron strain of COVID-19 can survive much longer on skin and plastic than earlier variants of the virus . The study has not yet been peer-reviewed, and it is this persistence of the South African variant that explains why it has spread so quickly around the

The Moscow Health Department has decided to suspend hospitalization for three weeks due to the unprecedented incidence of coronavirus among children. According to the mayor's office of the capital, this will reduce the risk of infection among the most vulnerable groups of small patients. 2990 Ac