WSU part of CDC initiative to respond to disease outbreaks
Researchers at WSU are part of a $17.5 million Center for Disease Control and Prevention effort to improve regional disease detection and response.
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WSU researchers discover vaccine-resistant, COVID-like virus ‘likely capable of infecting humans’
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Newly discovered COVID‑like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
A WSU-led research team found spike proteins from the bat virus, Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to both the monoclonal antibodies and serum from individuals vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.
From computer to benchtop: WSU researchers find clues to new mechanisms for coronaviruses infections
A group of bat viruses related to SARS-CoV-2 can also infect human cells but uses a different and unknown entryway. While researchers are still honing in on how these viruses infect cells, the findings could help in the development of new vaccines.
COVID‑19 vaccine questions answered in new video series
Practical and easy-to-understand explanations from infectious disease expert Dr. Guy Palmer.
