[HTML][HTML] Estimation of standardized real-time fatality rate for ongoing epidemics

Y Qu, CY Lee - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The fatality rate is a crucial metric for guiding public health policies during an
ongoing epidemic. For COVID-19, the age structure of the confirmed cases changes over …

[HTML][HTML] Association of Immune Semaphorins with COVID-19 Severity and Outcomes

M Vargovic, N Papic, L Samadan, M Balen Topic… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semaphorins have recently been recognized as crucial modulators of immune responses. In
the pathogenesis of COVID-19, the activation of immune responses is the key factor in the …

Genome-wide association study between SARS-CoV-2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and virus copies during infections

K Li, C Chaguza, YT Chew, NFG Chen, D Ferguson… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Variations in viral loads generated during SARS-CoV-2 infections can influence COVID-19
disease progression and the likelihood of onward transmission. However, the host and virus …

The nonspecific effects of COVID-19 vaccination upon non-COVID-19 all-cause mortality (NCACM) in the population of England: Effects of age, sex, COVID-19 variant …

RP Jones, A Ponomarenko - 2024 - preprints.org
All vaccines exhibit specific and nonspecific effects. Specific effects are shown by the
efficacy against the target pathogen, while nonspecific effects can be detected by the …