Epidemiology
COVID-19
The efficiency of masks
Tests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases
By Tiago Jokura
PANDEMIC
Death toll underestimated in India
At least 3.2 million Indians have died from COVID-19
By Redação
COVID-19
The impact of restrictions on movement
Lockdown delays the peak of contagion and reduces infections of the disease
By Redação
Covid-19
Vaccines generate more consistent immune response
The immune response to the novel coronavirus provided by vaccines is more consistent than that triggered by natural infection with SARS-CoV-2
By Redação
ONMC
Scientists renounce national honor
In an open letter, 21 scientists awarded this year’s National Order of Scientific Merit renounced the honor
By Redação
COVID-19
Vaccination in decline
The COVID-19 vaccination pace has been decreasing worldwide
By Redação
Covid-19
Preventing new waves without lockdowns
A group of researchers decided to study how the virus could be kept under control without the need for repeated lockdowns
By Redação
COVID-19
Study outlines COVID-19’s profile in African countries
Study outlines COVID-19's profile in African countries
By Redação
COVID-19
The protective effect of masks
Widespread and proper use of masks reduces transmission of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 cases, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject
By Redação
Covid-19
Mobile lab sequences variants
In early August, Aparecida, a municipality in São Paulo with about 40,000 residents, was the first to welcome the Butantan Institute’s mobile laboratory, designed to test suspected COVID-19 cases
By Redação
Covid-19
Faster COVID-19 Test
Researchers created a portable graphene-based sensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in RNA or saliva samples
By Redação
Covid-19
Vaccinated people can contract and transmit SARS-CoV-2
Even people who have already been immunized can be infected with the novel coronavirus and transmit it to others
By Redação
Covid-19
Fewer vaccines for those who want them
In low- and middle-income countries the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated is considerably higher than in richer countries
By Redação
COVID-19
Warning from the deep
Monitoring the novel coronavirus in sewage systems improves epidemiological surveillance in Brazilian cities
By Tiago Jokura
COVID-19
Hybrid coronavirus antibodies
A promising strategy for preventing and treating the novel coronavirus has been successfully tested in mice by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
By Redação
COVID-19
High infant mortality in Sergipe
Despite having enough beds available in intensive care units (ICU) for adults, Sergipe has a 41% shortfall in pediatric beds
By Redação
COVID-19
Outbreak on ship confirms the main route of contagion
The results of computer simulations of how COVID-19 spread on the Australian cruise ship Princess Diamond have finally been published in a scientific journal.
By Redação