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The common cold can increase protection against developing Covid-19, researchers at Imperial College London say. But they stipulate that no one should rely on this alone, and vaccines remain the best protection.more

Omicron will reach people who missed the other variants and provide long-term immunity. Along with vaccine immunity, it may be the last variant that attracts so much of our attention, says evolutionary biologist Dr. Rafał Mostowy. "It can be hoped that at some point Sars-CoV-2 infection will become like a common cold" - adds Prof. of medical sciences Wojciech Szczeklik.more

Jaron Rabinovici, the Israeli doctor who discovered the flurona - simultaneous infection of influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2, believes that more simultaneous infections can be expected, The National reported.more

A new "Achilles heel" of the influenza virus has been identified, which has a potential to become the basis for a universal vaccine against this virus. Such which would not have to be repeated every year despite frequent mutations of the pathogen - reported the prestigious journal "Nature".more

A study by Hamburg University Hospital provides new information on the consequences of Covid-19 infection. According to scientists, even mild course of the disease can damage organs such as the lungs, heart and kidneys, ARD TV reports.more

Pacjenci powracający do zdrowia po ciężkim COVID-19 mogą mieć bardziej dysfunkcyjną odpowiedź komórek B niż pacjenci po łagodniejszym przebiegu tej choroby - sugerują najnowsze badania przeprowadzone na University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (USA). Oznacza to, że ich odporność jest nieco niższa. more

There will be more and more simultaneous infections with the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 - predicts Dr. Karolina Krupa-Kotara from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.more

Research conducted by American and Japanese scientists showed that mice and hamsters infected with the Omikron variant of the coronavirus suffered less damage to bronchial cells than infections caused by the Delta variant.more

In the short term, ketamine greatly reduces symptoms of depression and reduces suicidal thoughts. This is the result of an extensive review of available research.more

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) financed experiments on orphans in Denmark in the 1960s, revealed a documentary by Danish public television DR. Reports of child abuse are assessed by historians as "shocking".more

US scientists estimate that in the worst case scenario in the coming months there could be the deadliest wave of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, the US medical portal Stat News reported yesterday.more

It took off from the European Space Agency (ESA) cosmodrome in French Guiana today at 13:20 rocket with the James Webb Space Telescope, which, according to NASA, will help "reveal the secrets of the universe". After nearly 10 minutes, the part with the telescope separated from the rocket.more

In the case of infection with the Omikron variant, the risk of hospitalization is lower compared to the previously dominant Delta variant - suggest two studies conducted in Great Britain, the results of which were presented prematurely.more

Members of the public have been urged to reduce contact with others as Dominic Raab said he cannot rule out more restrictions before Christmas.more

Dog owners are doing better mentally than others during a pandemic, according to the latest research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This group has a much lower rate of depression than people without dogs.more

Clinical trials for a new needle-free coronavirus vaccine begin in the UK. According to the researchers, due to a different action, it could provide "a great deal of protection against current and future variants"more

A second study confirmed on Monday that two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer offers little protection against getting infected with Omicron – and in some cases none at all.more

Omicron could cause between 25,000 and 75,000 deaths in England over the next five months without tougher Covid restrictions, experts have told the government.more

At its peak, the number of infections with the Omikron variant in the UK may be much higher than it was in January this year, when the second wave of the pandemic peaked, warned the UK government's SAGE Emergency Advisory Board.more

British scientists believe they have identified an "invisible" version of the Omikron variant that cannot be initially distinguished from other coronavirus variants by PCR tests, The Guardian newspaper reported yesterday.more

Poland is the fifth economy in Europe and one of the 10 in the world to attract the most investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (so-called STEM) in 2020, according to the report "Invest in digital Poland".more

The Omikron variant may turn out to be more infectious but cause milder symptoms of the disease, comments former White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt in an interview with CNBC today.more

The next pandemic could be more contagious, more deadly or both, Oxford University professor Sarah Gilbert, who is one of the developers of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, warned the BBC today.more

Australian epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely believes that Omicron, if indeed it turns out to be a variant of the coronavirus that is particularly infectious rather than causing severe disease, could be a way out of the pandemic, Australian TV channel 7news reported.more

As a booster against Covid-19, preparations from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna perform best, according to a study conducted at the University of Southampton, which was reported in the magazine "The Lancet" on Friday.more