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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.

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...

13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have serious brain damage

Scientists from Boston University found about 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have serious brain problems. The research is published in Critical Care Explorations and was...

Only previous COVID-19 infection can improve antibodies

Scientists from Sheba Medical Center found that although over time the number of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies falls in both previously infected and vaccinated patients, the...

This new test can easily detect variants causing COVID-19

Scientists from Rutgers University have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected...

This study shows the cause of inflammation in severe COVID-19

Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that “rogue” antibodies found circulating in the blood of COVID-19 patients have the potential to cause cells to lose...