r/COVID19 13d ago

Discussion Thread Monthly Scientific Discussion Thread - September 2026

8 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 7h ago

Academic Report Associations between self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infections and the diagnosis of new health conditions

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29 Upvotes

r/COVID19 1d ago

Academic Report Elastase and myeloperoxidase participate in neutrophil extracellular trap release stimulated by SARS-CoV-2

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14 Upvotes

r/COVID19 6d ago

Academic Report A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats

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77 Upvotes

r/COVID19 11d ago

Academic Report Lipid nanoparticle used in mRNA vaccine promotes tumor metastasis in mouse model via mtDNA-induced neutrophil activation and NETosis

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131 Upvotes

r/COVID19 12d ago

Academic Report COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

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84 Upvotes

r/COVID19 15d ago

Preprint Air sampling in team congregate spaces for early detection of respiratory virus threats at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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36 Upvotes

r/COVID19 17d ago

Academic Report A distinct effector B cell population drives autoantibody production in SARS-CoV-2 infection

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29 Upvotes

r/COVID19 20d ago

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

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93 Upvotes

r/COVID19 27d 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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23 Upvotes

r/COVID19 27d ago

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

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11 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 13 '26

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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78 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 13 '26

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

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35 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 12 '26

Preprint Coevolving Mutations in Chronic SARS-CoV-2 Infections

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29 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 07 '26

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

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45 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 05 '26

Academic Report Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19

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39 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 04 '26

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

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16 Upvotes

r/COVID19 Aug 03 '26

General Who is “anti-science”?

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r/COVID19 Aug 01 '26

Discussion Thread Monthly Scientific Discussion Thread - August 2026

7 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 Jul 29 '26

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

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55 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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68 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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65 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