COVID-19 Research: Recent submissions
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Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar
( De Gruyter , 2021 , Article)This study examines the communication strategies employed by Qatar's government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study contributes to a growing body of work on the sociolinguistics of crisis communication. We ... -
Persistent viral infectivity after 27 days from COVID-19 symptoms onset
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)The persistence of SARS-CoV- 2 in pharyngeal swabs belonging to patients affected by COVID-19 is not a rare occurrence. Indeed, the viral load determined through real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (rRT-PCR) test peaks at ... -
Neck circumference predicts mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)We aimed to determine whether neck circumference predicts mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. We performed a prospective multicenter (Italy and Brasil) study carried out from March to ... -
Evaluation of residual infectivity after SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in a controlled laboratory setting
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets, aerosols, or direct contact with fomites from an infected subject. It has been reported that SARS-CoV-2 ... -
Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 from indoor air samples in environmental monitoring needs adequate temporal coverage and infectivity assessment
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The relevance of airborne exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments is a matter of research and debate, with special importance for healthcare low-risk settings. Experimental approaches to the bioaerosol sampling are ... -
SARS-CoV-2 Short-Time Infection Produces Relevant Cytopathic Effects in Vero E6 Cell Line.
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets from positive subjects to susceptible hosts or by direct contact with an infected individual. Our study ... -
Blue photobiomodulation LED therapy impacts SARS-CoV-2 by limiting its replication in Vero cells
( Wiley , 2021 , Other)The study of any intervention able to counteract SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is considerably envisaged. It was previously shown, in in vitro models of infections, that the LED blue light is able to decrease the viral load of HSV-1 ... -
Dietary Patterns and Changes in Weight Status Among Chinese Men and Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)To identify dietary patterns during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to examine their association with changes in weight status in the Chinese population. The 2020 China COVID-19 cross-sectional survey ... -
Understanding Gene Expression and Transcriptome Profiling of COVID-19: An Initiative Towards the Mapping of Protective Immunity Genes Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent situation throughout the globe. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in COVID-19 patients to understand disease pathogenesis and the ... -
One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar
( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ... -
Comparison of antibody immune responses between BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in naïve and previously infected individuals.
( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)Two mRNA vaccines, Pfizer-BNT162b2 and Moderna-mRNA-1273, obtained the Emergency Use Listing by WHO for preventing COVID-19. However, little is known about the difference in antibody responses induced by these two mRNA ... -
Using motivational interviewing techniques to inform decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Motivational interviewing is a patient-centered communication style used to enhance a person’s internal motivation for attitudinal change by exploring and solving inherent ambivalences. In the face of rising COVID-19 vaccine ... -
المسؤولية المدنية للشركات المنتجة للقاحات وأدوية فيروس كورونا المستجد (كوفيد-19)
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)مع ظهور فيروس كورونا المستجد (Covid-19) تسابقت شركات الأدوية لصنع أدوية ولقاحات يمكن لها شفاء المصاب بفيروس كورونا، أو منع إصابته بها. وقد أثار ذلك التسابق العديد من الإشكاليات القانونية التي تنظم مسألة التجارب الطبية لهذه ... -
Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant
( Oxford Academic , 2021 , Article)Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ... -
In sickness and in health: The politics of public health and their implications during the COVID-19 pandemic
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)Politics is a major player in health, sickness, and death affairs. This article reviews the role of politics in public health and its impact on health outcomes, mortality ratios, and death scenarios amongst the most ... -
COVID-19 Vaccination: The Mainspring of Challenges and the Seed of Remonstrance
( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)As of March 2020, the time when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) became a pandemic, our existence has been threatened and the lives of ... -
Identification of potential natural inhibitors of the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using a computational docking approach
( Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press , 2021 , Article)The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the only zoonotic-origin CoV to reach the pandemic stage, to which neither an effective vaccine nor a specific therapy is available. The spike ... -
Molecular and Biological Mechanisms Underlying Gender Differences in COVID-19 Severity and Mortality
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)Globally, over two million people have perished due to the recent pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. The available epidemiological global data for SARS-CoV-2 portrays a higher rate of severity and mortality in males. Analyzing ... -
SARS-CoV-2 involvement in central nervous system tissue damage
( Wolters Kluwer , 2022 , Article Review)As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread globally, it became evident that the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects multiple organs including the brain. Several clinical studies revealed ... -
Thrombotic adverse events reported for Moderna, Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of occurrence and clinical outcomes in the EudraVigilance database
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Thrombotic adverse events reported for Moderna, Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of occurrence and clinical outcomes in the EudraVigilance database