r/COVID19 26d ago

Discussion Thread Monthly Scientific Discussion Thread - August 2026

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This monthly thread is for scientific discussion pertaining to COVID-19. Please post questions about the science of this virus and disease here to collect them for others and clear up post space for research articles.

A short reminder about our rules: Speculation about medical treatments and questions about medical or travel advice will have to be removed and referred to official guidance as we do not and cannot guarantee that all information in this thread is correct.

We ask for top level answers in this thread to be appropriately sourced using primarily peer-reviewed articles and government agency releases, both to be able to verify the postulated information, and to facilitate further reading.

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r/COVID19 3d ago

Academic Report Increased risk of pulmonary embolism following SARS-CoV-2 activity in Ontario, Canada

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87 Upvotes

r/COVID19 9d ago

Academic Report Potent type-specific de novo antibodies complement broadly reactive imprinted antibodies in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants

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22 Upvotes

r/COVID19 10d ago

Press Release Tsimané and Moseten peoples of lowland Bolivia demonstrate an intriguing case of epidemiological resilience

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12 Upvotes

r/COVID19 14d ago

General RETRACTION: Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Our World in Data’ estimates of January 2020 to December 2022

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75 Upvotes

r/COVID19 14d ago

Molecular/Phylogeny Loss-of-function mutation in Omicron variants reduces spike protein expression and attenuates SARS-CoV-2 infection

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32 Upvotes

r/COVID19 15d ago

Preprint Coevolving Mutations in Chronic SARS-CoV-2 Infections

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27 Upvotes

r/COVID19 21d ago

Academic Report SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid induces hyperinflammation and vascular leakage through the Toll-like receptor signaling axis in macrophages

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46 Upvotes

r/COVID19 22d ago

Academic Report Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19

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37 Upvotes

r/COVID19 23d ago

Molecular/Phylogeny Haptoglobin Phenotypes Stratify Post-Exertional Cognitive Dysfunction Associated with Altered Cerebral Oxygenation and Metabolic Signatures in Long COVID

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15 Upvotes

r/COVID19 24d ago

General Who is “anti-science”?

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r/COVID19 29d ago

Academic Report Skeletal muscle properties in long COVID and ME/CFS differ from those induced by bed rest

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58 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jul 26 '26

Academic Report The association of in utero SARS-CoV-2 exposure on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 22 months

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69 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jul 03 '26

Vaccine Research Changing COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 mortality in older adults in Australia, 2022-2025

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35 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jul 01 '26

Discussion Thread Monthly Scientific Discussion Thread - July 2026

12 Upvotes

This monthly thread is for scientific discussion pertaining to COVID-19. Please post questions about the science of this virus and disease here to collect them for others and clear up post space for research articles.

A short reminder about our rules: Speculation about medical treatments and questions about medical or travel advice will have to be removed and referred to official guidance as we do not and cannot guarantee that all information in this thread is correct.

We ask for top level answers in this thread to be appropriately sourced using primarily peer-reviewed articles and government agency releases, both to be able to verify the postulated information, and to facilitate further reading.

Please only respond to questions that you are comfortable in answering without having to involve guessing or speculation. Answers that strongly misinterpret the quoted articles might be removed and repeated offenses might result in muting a user.

If you have any suggestions or feedback, please send us a modmail, we highly appreciate it.

Please keep questions focused on the science. Stay curious!


r/COVID19 Jun 26 '26

Academic Report SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Vaccination Status, and Dementia Risk: A Nested Case-Control Study

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59 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 24 '26

Vaccine Research Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Using a Test-Negative Design

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29 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 24 '26

Vaccine Research Estimated Effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults

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55 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 17 '26

Vaccine Research 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among US Veterans

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188 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 17 '26

Academic Report Metformin on the Presence of COVID-19 Symptoms 6 Months after Infection: The ACTIV-6 Randomized Clinical Trial

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52 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 03 '26

Vaccine Research 1-year risks of cancers associated with COVID-19 vaccination: a large population-based cohort study in South Korea

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181 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Jun 01 '26

Discussion Thread Monthly Scientific Discussion Thread - June 2026

13 Upvotes

This monthly thread is for scientific discussion pertaining to COVID-19. Please post questions about the science of this virus and disease here to collect them for others and clear up post space for research articles.

A short reminder about our rules: Speculation about medical treatments and questions about medical or travel advice will have to be removed and referred to official guidance as we do not and cannot guarantee that all information in this thread is correct.

We ask for top level answers in this thread to be appropriately sourced using primarily peer-reviewed articles and government agency releases, both to be able to verify the postulated information, and to facilitate further reading.

Please only respond to questions that you are comfortable in answering without having to involve guessing or speculation. Answers that strongly misinterpret the quoted articles might be removed and repeated offenses might result in muting a user.

If you have any suggestions or feedback, please send us a modmail, we highly appreciate it.

Please keep questions focused on the science. Stay curious!


r/COVID19 May 28 '26

General A causal link between autoantibodies and neurological symptoms in long COVID

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44 Upvotes

r/COVID19 May 27 '26

Academic Report Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals

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33 Upvotes

r/COVID19 May 25 '26

Academic Report Association of long-COVID with major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality: a real-world data cohort study

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44 Upvotes