mRNA vaccines and monoclonal antibodies protect against new NYC-B.1.526 variant

A new fast-spreading severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant called B.1.526 recently emerged in New York City and

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SARS-CoV-2 variants with E484K mutation show mRNA vaccine-induced antibody evasion

A recent study by researchers in Switzerland found that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine had limited efficacy in identifying mutated receptor-binding

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Why does convalescent plasma therapy for severe COVID-19 show mixed success?

Treatment modalities against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are limited in efficacy. This has led many centers to use

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