Home COVID Page 111

COVID

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.

Estrogen hormone may protect women from severe COVID-19

Scientists from the University of Helsinki found an older woman’s estrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dying from COVID-19. They found higher...

Obesity can strongly reduce antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines

Scientists from Istanbul University found that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a much weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared...

This COVID drug may also help treat long COVID

Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that an antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with...

Scientists find correct dosage of ultraviolet to fight against COVID

Scientists from Binghamton University found the correct dosage of ultraviolet to fight against COVID. The research is published in Scientific Reports and was conducted by...

New oral COVID-19 vaccine can prevent disease and transmission

Scientists from Duke University found a new COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but also decreases the airborne...

FDA restricts the use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and...

Why some people get sicker from COVID than others

COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: If—or when—they...

Scientists find COVID-19 virus can resist antiviral drug remdesivir

Scientists from Vanderbilt University found that the virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection. The research is...

Shift work linked to much higher risk of COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Oxford found that people who work shifts appear to be much more likely to end up in...

Not all valved N95 masks are the same when filtering exhaled air

Although respirators with one-way exhalation valves can make wearing a mask more comfortable, their use as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19...