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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.

Your genes and blood type may help predict severe COVID-19

In a recent study from the Severe COVID-19 GWAS Group, scientists found that a person’s genes and blood type may help determine their odds...

Yale develops new vaccine to offer better protection against omicron variants

Scientists from Yale have developed a novel omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines. The new...

What to know about the omicron subvariant driving up US COVID cases

Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the BA.5 strain of omicron is now the dominant form of coronavirus in...

COVID-19 doubles risk of mental health and financial problems in older people

Scientists from the University College London found that people over the age of 52 appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health...

COVID antibodies could stay in the body for about 500 days, study finds

Scientists from the University of Texas found that adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after...

These two things could offer better prevention against omicron

In a recent study from the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control in China, researchers found that people previously infected with COVID, and...

Frequent rapid-antigen testing protects these people from COVID-19

Scientists from Yale found that frequent rapid-antigen testing can help keep groups of people safe from COVID-19. The research is published in Communications Medicine and...

Scientists explain recent surge in COVID infections

Since June, the number of COVID-19 infections started rising again, as the most transmissible omicron variant started picking up delta variant mutations leading to...

Vitamin D level could predict severity of COVID-19 effectively

In a recent study from Trinity College Dublin, scientists found that vitamin D can determine the severity of COVID-19, and they are calling on...

Long COVID affects 23% of patients and symptoms may last months

Scientists from the University of Southern California found that 23% of people infected with COVID will become "long haulers," and identifies predictors of who...