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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

Why some people get severe COVID-19, while others have no symptoms

Scientists from the University of Groningen found why some people fared better than others during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that some people weathered the...

This new COVID-19 vaccine could produce strong antibodies

Scientists from the City of Hope found a new COVID-19 vaccine that produced a robust neutralizing antibody and T cell response against COVID-19 with...

Some people need additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

Scientists from the National University of Singapore found immunocompromised patients should get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The findings reinforce the importance of additional doses...

Scientists find the cause of mysterious blood clots in long COVID

In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disturbed blood coagulation has often been observed. Scientists from Linköping University found that the body's immune system can...

Haven’t had COVID yet? It could be more than just luck

We all know a few of those lucky people who, somehow, have managed to avoid ever catching COVID. Perhaps you’re one of them. Is this...

COVID-19 may increase your risk of neuropathy

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found that some people infected during the COVID-19 pandemic’s early months experienced peripheral neuropathy—pain, tingling and numbness...

Natural antibodies can last 20 months after COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles found in people who have already had COVID-19, the natural antibodies may last as long as...

Scientists find early warning signs who needs critical care for COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Vienna have developed and validated an algorithm that can help healthcare professionals identify who is most at risk of...

More younger people die in COVID-19 during pandemic

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found the COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic. The research is published in JAMA Network Open and...

Vaccination after COVID-19 infection may reduce ‘long COVID’ symptoms

Scientists from Office for National Statistics in the UK found that vaccination after COVID-19 infection is linked to a decrease in the likelihood of...