Tag: Covid-19 pandemic
Origin of SARS-CoV-2: the laboratory accident thesis dismissed by the Institut Pasteur
But how did the coronavirus appear in humans? Two years after the start of the pandemic, we still don’t know. A publication by the Institut Pasteur supports the thesis of…
Covid-19: what are the links between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of serious forms?
The vitamin D intervenes at several levels in our body: bone tissue, muscle tissue, immune system. It increases the concentrations of calcium and of phosphorus in the blood. There are…
A potential new variant of Covid-19 discovered in the sewers of New York
An article published on February 3, 2022 in the prestigious journal Nature reports a new variant of the coronavirus, discovered in the sewers of New York. This one doesn’t have…
Covid-19: is there a link between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of serious forms?
The vitamin D intervenes at several levels in our body: bone tissue, muscle tissue, immune system. It increases the concentrations of calcium and of phosphorus in the blood. There are…
Bennifosbuvir: the molecule of all hopes against Covid-19
Available orally, non-mutagenic and devoid of toxicity, the antiviral bemnifosbuvir has many advantages. A French team has just discovered its ability to neutralize the replication of SARS-CoV-2, regardless of the…
Sputnik V would be effective against Omicron from the 2nd dose
Against the Omicron variant, the mRNA vaccines available in France are effective from the third dose. While the Sputnik V vaccine is not authorized in Europe, a new study suggests…
Covid-19: 10% of infected are still contagious 10 days later
A small study conducted in England indicates that a minority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 retain traces of viral activity ten days after the initial infection. You will also be…
Covid-19 tests: does the massive screening policy still make sense with Omicron?
For several weeks, there has been a rush for self-tests. Pharmacies are taken by storm and queues are stretched out in front of the analysis laboratories. But is it really…
Predict the risk of dying from Covid-19? It is possible with a simple blood test!
Covid-19 is a very mysterious disease … Some will be asymptomatic while some will have a simple cold and others will end up in intensive care and die of the…
Predict the risk of dying from Covid-19? It is possible with a simple blood test!
Covid-19 is a very mysterious disease … Some will be asymptomatic while some will have a simple cold and others will end up in intensive care and die of the…