SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19
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Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
For example, decreasing exposure to SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID—meant that healthcare workers needed as much coverage as possible.
—Leah Groth, Health, 14 June 2024
What then happened in real life: In 2020, the world faced the global pandemic of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Wuhan, China.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
The variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 comprised 25% of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. for the two-week period ending June 8, up from 3.6% for the two weeks ending April 27, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Read More: The Isolation of Having Long COVID as Society Moves On
SARS-CoV-2 is still a new virus that’s evolving quickly, says Ilan Rubin, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 June 2024
The rest of the group took a placebo with ritonavir, which doesn't work against the SARS-CoV-2 virus on its own.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 June 2024
The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has been circling the globe for nearly three years.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune Well, 5 June 2024
What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 2 June 2024
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
For example, decreasing exposure to SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID—meant that healthcare workers needed as much coverage as possible.
—Leah Groth, Health, 14 June 2024
What then happened in real life: In 2020, the world faced the global pandemic of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, which originated in Wuhan, China.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
The variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 comprised 25% of the COVID-19 cases in the U.S. for the two-week period ending June 8, up from 3.6% for the two weeks ending April 27, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Read More: The Isolation of Having Long COVID as Society Moves On
SARS-CoV-2 is still a new virus that’s evolving quickly, says Ilan Rubin, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 June 2024
The rest of the group took a placebo with ritonavir, which doesn't work against the SARS-CoV-2 virus on its own.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 June 2024
The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has been circling the globe for nearly three years.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune Well, 5 June 2024
What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 2 June 2024
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SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
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