Does the BCG Vaccine Protect Against COVID-19?
The year 2020 started with the buzz of a new disease in town, now known to everybody as COVID-19. Give or take, the year has
Genetically Modified Viruses as Vaccines for SARS-CoV-2
One traditional vaccine strategy is to use weakened viruses to induce a protective immune response. A more recent approach is a viral vector platform whereby
Convalescent Plasma and Passive Antibody Therapy
No vaccine has yet been created for COVID-19, but one treatment has been gaining more and more attention in the fight against this disease: passive
Diabetes and COVID-19
As of 2014, more than 422 million people suffer from the chronic condition of diabetes. Being such a prevalent condition in today’s world, the question
Vaccine trials across the globe
As soon as the news of the novel coronavirus began filtering into the scientific community, academics and companies alike began the race to develop a
COVID-19 is not Just Another Flu
Coronavirus Disease 2019, popularly known as COVID-19, came into our lives a few months back and has managed to be in the limelight since. As
Ignoring, Denying, and Downplaying Epidemics: A Brief History
“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world,” Albert Camus writes in his classic novel The Plague, “yet somehow we find
COVID-19 in Isolated Amazonia
In April, in Brazilian Amazonia near the Venezuelan border, a 15-year-old Yanomami boy became the third indigenous Brazilian to succumb to COVID-19. Buried an hour
Old Dogs Do New Tricks: Repurposing Drugs as SARS-CoV-2 Antivirals
From the original idea to a finished drug can require 12-15 years, one billion USD, and testing of 200,000 to >10,000,000 compounds [1]. Already approved
COVID-19-Related Cardiovascular Issues
Respiratory issues may come to mind first when thinking about COVID-19, but the coronavirus is also accompanied by a variety of cardiovascular issues. The cardiovascular
