News about Omicron

The story of frequent persistence of #SARSCoV2 in multiple organs after mild Covid keeps getting stronger, and correlates (odds ratio >5) with symptoms of #LongCovid 🆕@TheLancetInfDis www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00171-3/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email pic.twitter.com/XqhXn8TD59

Repurposed: Intranasal administration of neomycin, an antibiotic, led to protection in mouse and hamster models vs Covid, and (neosporin) raised interferon expression in humans www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319566121 @PNASNews @VirusesImmunity @tianyangmao @YaleIBIO pic.twitter.com/r2NkrKAKsm

Preventing infection is the best way to avoid diseases like #PAIS. A new study from our team @tianyangmao, Jooyoung Kim, @marioph13 et al shows that a generic antibiotic neomycin acts on the host immune system in the👃🏽to trigger antiviral resistance. (1/)🧵…

Did you know you can get your flu vaccine and COVID booster together? Winter is particularly bad for the spread of these viruses & getting immunised as soon as possible is one of the best ways to protect yourself. Stay well this winter: go.vic.gov.au/49Jsoxl #ImmunisationWeek pic.twitter.com/bhZZPYuGGf