Covid19-related research by the Max Planck Society
Max Planck researchers are working on vaccines and drugs against the corona virus and are making forecasts on how the pandemic will develop
The current corona crisis poses enormous challenges to our society and to states worldwide. What contribution can science make to overcome this crisis? On this topic page we collect contributions from various research fields at Max Planck Institutes, all of which are related to the corona pandemic.
The focus of interest is, of course, on medical efforts to develop a vaccine, but also on currently available drugs that may be able to alleviate the severe disease progression of Covid19. However, valuable contributions also come from other scientific disciplines. These include, for example, those working on simulations of the outbreak, social science studies and, last but not least, economic analyses of how we can counteract the inevitable economic distortions.
Research
Playing wind instruments spreads more viruses than breathing, but less than speaking or singing
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ESA’s Solar Orbiter has observed an interesting phenomenon
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Informing people about the strong positive consensus among doctors persistently leads to increases in Covid-19 vaccinations
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Coronavirus not only infects the human retina, but can also replicate in it
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Dortmund research initiative proves benefit of vaccination after recovery from Covid-19
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Study tests behavioral interventions in a gaming experiment
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A Covid-19 variant inherited from Neandertals reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV by 27 percent
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Researchers create minimalistic Sars-CoV-2 virions and discover the spike protein switching mechanism
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The fact that most people adapt their behaviour to the epidemic situation beyond current rules makes a significant contribution to protecting against infection
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Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2021 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year
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A detailed study shows the maximum risks of being infected by the coronavirus for different scenarios with and without masks
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The coronavirus does not appear to infect nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium and in the olfactory bulb
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