Pfizer vaccine prevented almost 700,000 hospitalizations and 110,000 deaths in US
Scientists found that in 2021 the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevented 8.7 million symptomatic cases of the virus, as well as 690,000 hospitalizations and more than...
Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect people with COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found that trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
This...
Your microbes and you: the good, bad and ugly
Microscopic creatures—including bacteria, fungi and viruses—can make you ill. But what you may not realize is that trillions of microbes are living in and...
COVID-19 treatment evusheld: What you need to know
What is it? Evusheld is a monoclonal antibody, but different than the other medications listed above. It combines two drugs, tixagevimab and cilgavimab.
It is not...
Finger length could help predict severe COVID-19
Scientists from Swansea University found the link between levels of sex hormones in the womb and in puberty and COVID hospitalizations.
The research is published...
Unvaccinated people with heart disease 9 times more likely to die in COVID-19
Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London found that unvaccinated people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or major heart damage are up to...
COVID treatment molnupiravir: What you need to know
What is it? Molnupiravir, also known by the brand name Lagevrio, was developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
It was heralded as a potential game-changer when...
Some blood types could cause severe COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from King’s College London found blood proteins that could cause or prevent severe COVID-19.
The research is published in PLOS Genetics and was conducted...
Facemasks may reduce severity of COVID-19
Scientists from McMaster University found that facemasks may reduce the severity of COVID-19 and pressure on health systems.
The finding showed the population-level consequences of...
4th COVID vaccine shot may not protect these people from omicron
Scientists from the Sheba Medical Center found that the fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines offers little benefit to younger and healthy adults.
They tested...