[HTML][HTML] Keep out! SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors: their role and utility as COVID-19 therapeutics

L Chitsike, P Duerksen-Hughes - Virology Journal, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare infrastructures and our social and economic
lives under unprecedented strain. Effective solutions are needed to end the pandemic while …

[HTML][HTML] A machine-generated view of the role of blood glucose levels in the severity of COVID-19

E Logette, C Lorin, C Favreau, E Oshurko… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 started spreading toward the end of 2019 causing COVID-19, a disease that
reached pandemic proportions among the human population within months. The reasons for …

[HTML][HTML] Versatile role of ACE2-based biosensors for detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants and neutralizing antibodies

JH Lee, Y Lee, SK Lee, J Kim, CS Lee, NH Kim… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, accumulating mutations have led to marked
changes in the genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2. Of these, mutations in the spike (S) …

Firearm violence against children in the United States: trends in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

MR Donnelly, A Grigorian, L Swentek… - Journal of trauma and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the patterns of firearm violence against
children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the patterns of specific types of …

Vaccines for COVID-19: a systematic review of feasibility and effectiveness

E Mehraeen, O Dadras, AM Afsahi… - … Current Drug Targets …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Introduction: Many potential vaccines for COVID-19 are being studied and developed.
Several studies have reported on the safety and efficacy of these vaccines. This systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2: current scenario and future perspectives

E Quiros-Roldan, S Amadasi, I Zanella, M Degli Antoni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been known since the 1970s. However, their
therapeutic potential in the medical field has recently emerged, with the advancement of …

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness against Sars-Cov-2 infection: Findings from a large observational study in Israel

Y Saciuk, J Kertes, M Mandel, B Hemo, NS Stein… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of an effective vaccine against Covid-19 is crucial to reducing
infection. mRNA BNT162b2, developed and manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, was one of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death in veterans according to frailty status during the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B. 1.617. 2) …

F Tang, IS Hammel, MK Andrew… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccination is effective at preventing
infection and death in older populations. However, whether vaccination effectiveness is …

Effective DNA damage response after acute but not chronic immune challenge: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine versus systemic lupus erythematosus

PA Ntouros, NI Vlachogiannis, M Pappa, A Nezos… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Whether and how an acute immune challenge may affect DNA Damage Response (DDR) is
unknown. By studying vaccinations against Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 (mRNA-based) we …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and its determinants among Lebanese dentists: A cross-sectional study

L Nasr, N Saleh, M Hleyhel, A El-Outa, Z Noujeim - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Dentists are at high risk of exposure to occupational Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19). Since vaccination is crucial to control COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to assess …