The Corona epidemic - special coverage on the knowledge site
- The Technion
It is an invisible face mask that protects users from corona viruses, MERS, influenza and other respiratory viruses and now its technology is offered for commercialization
- Weizmann Institute
Critically ill, recovering or vaccinated - how do the antibodies to corona that each of the groups produces differ and what are the unique characteristics of the antibodies acquired following vaccination
- Science site The Conversation
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The World Health Organization now defines it as a species under investigation. This is not the first version to have sub-dynasties. Late last year, the Delta "Plus" or AY.4.2 was widely reported and then came Omicron
- Science site The Conversation
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This is what a British medical microbiologist warns based on comprehensive studies from all over the world. She calls on the decision makers not to shorten the isolation and release into the environment people who may be infected * Her finding is also relevant to Israel
- The Hebrew University
A new study published this month by researchers from the Hebrew University rates the effectiveness of various vaccines to prevent corona
- Science site The Conversation
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The routine will return sooner or later, but it will be a new routine than the one we are used to until March 2020. This is according to an ongoing survey of the people of Great Britain, who were initially optimistic and thought that the epidemic would end within
- Science site The Conversation
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The omicron variant contains many mutations in the spike protein, which facilitate the penetration of the virus into cells
- Science site The Conversation
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Hunting for variants requires a concentrated effort. South Africa and the United Kingdom were the first major countries to implement national genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020. Scientists in South Africa are sequencing the virus and studying
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
In recent days, the World Health Organization has given a unique name to the strain of the corona virus, which has undergone many mutations and may bypass some of the defenses * Dr.Roey Tsezana explains the reason for the concern
- Weizmann Institute
This is how the corona virus disrupts the cell's antiviral warning system
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
So who is right? Those who intentionally infect or fear infection in schools? What are the effects of the virus on children? What do we know after a year and a half of illness, and a few more months of infection with the strain
- The Technion
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Technology to improve the tracking of immune system cells is the winning project at the annual project conference of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion. This year, 38 projects were presented at the conference and prizes were awarded to the outstanding posters
- Weizmann Institute
Through "evolution in a test tube" scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science created a molecule that may be used as an effective cure for Corona
- Avi Blizovsky
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The Director General of the World Health Organization is angry with countries that started vaccinating before at least ten percent of the residents of each country were guaranteed vaccination, especially the developing countries * Demographer Prof. Uzi Rabhon from the Hebrew University reads
- Avi Blizovsky
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The study, Com-Cov, led by the University of Oxford, recruited over 800 participants from across the UK to study the effects of giving different vaccines to people in the two doses. Two vaccines were studied: those produced by
- The science service
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Migwax, the company established for the purpose of commercializing the patent, says that the animal experiment that ended gave promising results. Clinical trials in humans will begin immediately after raising additional funding for the company
- Tel Aviv University
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This is according to a study by Tel Aviv University that relied on data from about 300 corona tests performed on campus
- Science site The Conversation
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David White, professor of socio-legal studies at the University of Liverpool, claims that what made the rapid development possible was the government subsidy that reduced risk, as well as the fact that the pandemic hit the economy, which forced the companies to act * In addition, every
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr.Roey Tsezana
When the next dangerous virus is released into the world's air, it will find a deep moat courtesy of science that will make it possible to understand its operation, and a wall in the form of technology that will stop it. The way the virus works will be deciphered within a day.
- The science service
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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The winters in Denmark are not alone, many animals have been infected with the corona virus, some develop diseases, others are only used as surrogates. In any case, they maintain a reservoir for corona viruses to develop again and become violent
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
Contrary to the popular opinion of some of the commenters here, I'm not just trying to scaremonger about the virus. Therefore, today I want to cover the most surprising trend in the last five weeks: the incidence of corona is decreasing in parts
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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 eliminated and discovered mutations that are able to deal with a large number
- Avi Blizovsky
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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
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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
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
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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
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
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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
- Dr. Noam Chai
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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
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
- Avi Blizovsky
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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 to recover from the corona crisis is expected to be a model for the development of a variety
- Ariel University
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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
Following the Corona virus, 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
- The science service
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- Avi Blizovsky
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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 a summary article
- Science site The Conversation
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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
- One response
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
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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
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 field
- The Technion
Prof. Aharon Chachanover lectured on the burning issue, mainly he warns about the danger of resistance to vaccines (video)
- Tel Aviv University
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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 will be observed," explains Prof. Keren Avraham from Tel Aviv University, which is partnering in the research
- Tel Aviv University
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
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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
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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