Virus Research News
Is the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus a threat to Orange County?
Andrew Noymer, a UC Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, said he’s not currently worried about the variant because transmission of the virus is low, which he attributes partly to the seasonal nature of the virus. Read the article here….
COVID isn’t spread by mosquitoes. But the next pandemic might be
Anthony A. James, a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at UC Irvine, told me the Aedes mosquito previously had a tough time gaining a foothold in California “because winters were cool and long enough to challenge their survival.”
“As things have warmed up, it is not as challenging for them,” he said. “Combining this with the human-driven availability of water from landscaping, agricultural use and small containers in yards, we have essentially created an ideal environment for them.”…
The COVID vaccine came out super quickly. Here’s why it’s safe.
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Commentary: Rapid search for COVID-19 vaccine faces undue skepticism despite life-saving potential
“I’m very, very frustrated about the disdain in general for science,” said Dr. Don Forthal, a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UC Irvine and member of the CVR. “It’s hard to know to what degree this general mistrust of science will impact the use of a vaccine when…
As COVID spreads in Missouri, Parson and Galloway differ starkly on state’s response
Michael Buchmeier, a University of California, Irvine professor of medicine and biological sciences and associate director of its Center for Virus Research is quoted in the article. Read it here. …
No sign of second wave before election, but U.S. COVID-19 cases could get worse
Andrew Noymer, CVR member and associate professor of public health at the University of California, Irvine said the U.S. is dealing with “sub-epidemics” in an interview with Newsweek. … Noymer said he expects a second wave to hit after the summer ends, pointing out that the fall wave of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic happened as…
UCI Researchers Publish New Guide For Viral Tracers In Neural Circuit Mapping
Researchers from the newly-established Center for Neural Circuit Mapping at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine evaluate the properties of anterograde and retrograde viral tracers, comparing their strengths and limitations for use in neural circuit mapping. Dr. Xiangmin Xu, along with other UCI School of Medicine investigators involved in the primer, including CVR…
UC Irvine scientists launch coronavirus tracking site that compares Orange County to others
A team of UC Irvine scientists on Monday launched a coronavirus tracking website that distills important pandemic metrics and compares Orange County’s case, hospitalization and death averages against other large counties around California. The team that created the website, called the UC Irvine COVID Awareness Group, is made up of scientists and professors from the university’s Department…
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