The Corona epidemic - special coverage on the knowledge site
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 17, 2021
A week ago a study was published in Nature in which the researchers described how they closely followed the evolution of the virus in the body of a cancer patient whose immune system was destroyed and discovered mutations that are also able to deal with a large number of antibodies produced against the virus
- Avi Blizovsky
- February 15, 2021
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New findings from the analysis of morbidity in Bnei Brak may deepen the understanding of the spread and improve public health policy. The researchers suggest conducting a similar study in nursing homes
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 12, 2021
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The discussion, in my opinion, is puzzling. Isn't it enough that the vaccine prevents the vast majority of those who receive it from getting a serious illness? But since the question comes up so often, it's worth addressing
- The Technion
- February 12, 2021
On January 14, joint teams of students from the Technion and Cornell Tech participated in the final event of a semester-long ideas course. At this event they presented the solutions they developed for various health challenges
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
- February 6, 2021
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 1, 2021
We must start thinking far ahead - on the order of at least a year - to prevent the fourth, fifth and sixth closures. Or, if these are the obligations of reality, then at least we will enter them prepared.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 27, 2021
Two new studies - one from Britain and the other from Israel - have recently clarified the deadly meaning of the same burden for patients, especially Covid-19 patients
- Avi Blizovsky
- January 26, 2021
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This is what the company announced today after laboratory studies that included serum samples of vaccinators * Moderna will make changes to the vaccine so that it will also protect those infected with the new variants
- Noam Chai
- January 24, 2021
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In a study recently published in the prestigious journal for physicists, researchers from Europe reveal how the cough cloud spreads in a closed space under realistic conditions and the findings are surprising
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 21, 2021
In recent days there has been a big uproar regarding the Helsinki Committee, what it determined or did not determine, and what it means for the vaccine. So let's break down the issue, to understand what the Ministry of Health really did wrong, and what this means for Pfizer, the vaccine and the Helsinki Committee. Dr.Roey Tsezana makes order
- Avi Blizovsky
- January 15, 2021
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Dr. Borla will receive the title for his extraordinary achievement in leading the development of the innovative vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the corona epidemic. The vaccine that helps in recovering from the corona crisis is expected to be a model for the development of a wide variety of mRNA-based treatments
- Ariel University
- January 6, 2021
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This is what Dr. Dan Ofir from the Computer Science Department at Ariel University suggests in the article The Revolution and the Changes in the Work Environment following the Pandemic in accordance with the saying: "Necessity is the father of all invention"
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
- January 5, 2021
Following the Corona, we were destined to face new challenges that had a great impact on the person and the environment: instead of personal meetings, we switched to meetings on Zoom and other online platforms, we traveled the country and avoided social gatherings and wore masks everywhere we went. Will 2020 also be the year that dictates the way for significant changes in the public's attitude to environmental issues?
- The science service
- December 31, 2020
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- Avi Blizovsky
- December 30, 2020
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"Despite the disruptions that the corona virus creates in all areas of life - it seems that in the field of virus research there has been a very rapid progress, as has not been the case with any other virus so far" said in the article summarizing the year of one of the important scientific journals
- The Technion
- December 30, 2020
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- Science site The Conversation
- December 24, 2020
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The emergence of a new version of the corona virus has sparked renewed interest in a part of the virus known as the spike protein. A virology expert explains what the spike protein is and what the effect of changes in it is on vaccines
- Science site The Conversation
- December 22, 2020
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The variant carries 14 defining mutations, seven of which are in the spike protein - the protein that mediates the entry of the virus into human cells. This is a relatively large number of changes compared to the many versions of the virus around the world
- Avi Blizovsky
- December 20, 2020
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Moderna reported on Friday the receipt of FDA approval for the company's COVID-19 vaccine in the US, which will also be followed by approval for the vaccine in Israel as happened with Pfizer's vaccine last week
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- December 19, 2020
The mRNA vaccine has no effect on the genetic code, it does not contain biological substances, does not cause sterilization, every technology was once new, and the corners that were rounded for the acceleration of the vaccine were not in the medical field but in the bureaucracy * Dr.Roey Tsezana answers these and other concerns that arise Opponents of vaccines have gained traction with the public
- The Technion
- December 18, 2020
Prof. Aharon Chachanover lectured on the burning issue, mainly he warns about the danger of resistance to vaccines (video)
- Tel Aviv University
- December 17, 2020
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"There is so much speculation about this virus and the damage it causes, and we have shown that at least in the audio system - at the moment no damage has been observed," explains Prof. Keren Avraham from Tel Aviv University, who is partnering in the research together with Dr. Amiel Dror and Dr. Eyal Sela from Ziv Hospital and the faculty Bar Ilan medicine in Safed
- Tel Aviv University
- December 16, 2020
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have proven that the corona virus can be killed efficiently, quickly and at low cost - using light emitting diodes (LED) in the ultraviolet (UV) range
- Noam Levitan
- December 13, 2020
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On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for emergency use in people 16 and older. It is now expected that the Ministry of Health will approve the vaccine for emergency use in Israel as well
- Avi Blizovsky
- December 7, 2020
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Moderna reports on an update to the agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health for the supply of additional mRNA vaccines