Three doses of the same or mixed COVID vaccines work equally well against infections
Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found three doses of either the same vaccine or a combination of different vaccine types work...
COVID-19 vaccination of mother also protects the unborn baby
Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that the risk of getting COVID-19 is lower in the first four months of life...
People with mild COVID-19 need to use antiviral drug to treat disease
In a recent study from WHO, researchers suggest that Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug (a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets) is strongly recommended for...
Scientists find the key to preventing, treating severe COVID-19
Scientists from The Ohio State University found that blocking an immune response-related enzyme holds promise in preventing or treating severe COVID-19 symptoms by reducing...
First head-to-head comparison of four COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology reported the first analysis of how four types of COVID-19 vaccines prepare the body to fight SARS-CoV-2.
Their...
Why some people physically less likely to get COVID-19
In a recent study from AncestryDNA, researchers found three newly-defined phenotypes (observable characteristics or traits for an individual) that capture genetic associations which may...
This is the best way to test COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from Cornell University found that nasopharyngeal swabs—taken from far back inside the nostril—were more effective at detecting COVID-19 than saliva tests or swabs...
These people have best COVID-19 protection, study finds
In a recent study from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, researchers found that people with the “hybrid immunity” of having been...
People who get COVID-19 could have antibodies for 500 days
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...
Breakthrough COVID infections more likely in these people
Scientists from Case Western Reserve University found that breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are much more likely in cancer and...