COVID death risk decreases 90% after booster shot, study finds
In a study from The University of Hong Kong, scientists found a booster (third) dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was linked to a 90%...
Only 7 health problems directly related to ‘long COVID’, study finds
In a study from the University of Missouri and elsewhere, scientists found people experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19—known as "long COVID" or post-COVID conditions—are...
Immune response to COVID strengthens over time, study finds
Scientists found immunity from COVID-19 appears to gather strength with more time between vaccination and infection.
This nasal spray lowers COVID-19 infection by 60%
A recent study from the Queen Mary University of London found that the pHOXWELL nasal spray can reduce infection with SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes...
Even bivalent updated COVID-19 boosters struggle to prevent omicron subvariant transmission – an immunologist...
By almost any measure, the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been a global success.
As of January 2023, more than...
Scientists find many manifestations of long COVID
Over the past three years, it has become clear that, for many people, the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection persist long after an initial case...
People hospitalized with COVID-19 may have higher risk for heart damage
In a study from Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research and elsewhere, scientists found that people hospitalized with COVID-19 may have an increased...
Blood type and gene could predict risk of severe COVID-19
Scientists from the Severe COVID-19 GWAS Group recently have found that a person’s genes and blood type may help determine their odds for a...
COVID booster vaccines: how a third dose may help vulnerable people ‘level up’ their...
COVID vaccines call our immune systems to action, generating antibodies which fight against any contact we have with the virus.
Antibodies help to reduce the...
E-cigarette users have greater lung inflammation than cigarette smokers
Scientists found that electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users have greater lung inflammation than cigarette smokers and non-smokers.