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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 29: T Cells Formed During Omicron Breakthrough Infections Respond to Future Variants Plus Today’s Statistics

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 29: T Cells Formed During Omicron Breakthrough Infections Respond to Future Variants Plus Today’s Statistics

Good day. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,419th day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, researchers in South Korea have uncovered how our body’s immune systems protect against new Covid variants,  the Bank of America is sending nastygrams to employees who are supposed to work at …

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 28: Midwife Faked 12,500 Vaccinations, Trump White House Had a Pharmacy Problem

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 28: Midwife Faked 12,500 Vaccinations, Trump White House Had a Pharmacy Problem

Good day. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,418th day of the pandemic.
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The Importance of Understanding the Behavioral Immune System
Over the weekend I thought of research I had read over a decade-and-a-half ago about how we view infection and disease. Not in terms of opinion but more …

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 25: New JN.1 Variant Found in 86% of U.S. Cases, An Antiviral Only Available in China Shows Great Promise

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 25: New JN.1 Variant Found in 86% of U.S. Cases, An Antiviral Only Available in China Shows Great Promise

Good day. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,415th day of the pandemic.
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What Last Week’s Long Covid Action Project Senate Protest Had in Common With Act Up’s FDA Sit-In
It was intended to be a fairly routine hearing, albeit one devoted to a condition that is – …

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 17: Covid’s Genetic Sequence Was Submitted to Genbank in 2019, Senate to Hold Long Covid Hearing

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 17: Covid’s Genetic Sequence Was Submitted to Genbank in 2019, Senate to Hold Long Covid Hearing

Good day. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,407th day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, a Chinese scientist submitted Covid’s genetic sequence to a U.S. government genetic material database in 2019, the Senate will hold a hearing on Long Covid on Thursday, and California is changing …

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 12: Four Years In, Deaths Continue Unabated; U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Increase for 9th Straight Week

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – Jan. 12: Four Years In, Deaths Continue Unabated; U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Increase for 9th Straight Week

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,402nd day of the pandemic.
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The First Covid Death Was Four Years Ago Today
(This story originally appeared in Frequent Business Traveler on January 11, 2024)
On January 11, 2020, Chinese state media reported what is considered to have been the known …

The First Covid Death Was Four Years Ago Today

On January 11, 2020, Chinese state media reported what is considered to have been the known death what we then referred to as an illness caused by the novel virus and now refer to as SARS-CoV2. At the time of this person’s death, the virus had infected merely dozens of people.

As of January 11, 2024, the world had recorded 701.62 million officially reported cases, although the actual number is …

Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – Dec. 31: New York City Fires Cop Who Lied About Having Covid, CDC Reports Uptick in Positivity Rates

Coronavirus Weekend News Brief – Dec. 31: New York City Fires Cop Who Lied About Having Covid, CDC Reports Uptick in Positivity Rates

Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,390th day of the pandemic and the final day of the year 2023.
On behalf of the entire editorial team at the Morning News Brief and the Center for Long Covid Research allow us to wish you Bonne Année,  Feliz Año Nuevo,  Boldog Új Évet Kivánok, Gott nytt år, С Новым …