Pfizer vaccine prevented almost 700,000 hospitalizations and 110,000 deaths in US
Scientists found that in 2021 the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prevented 8.7 million symptomatic cases of the virus, as well as 690,000 hospitalizations and more than...
Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect people with COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found that trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
This...
Your microbes and you: the good, bad and ugly
Microscopic creatures—including bacteria, fungi and viruses—can make you ill. But what you may not realize is that trillions of microbes are living in and...
COVID-19 treatment evusheld: What you need to know
What is it? Evusheld is a monoclonal antibody, but different than the other medications listed above. It combines two drugs, tixagevimab and cilgavimab.
It is not...
Finger length could help predict severe COVID-19
Scientists from Swansea University found the link between levels of sex hormones in the womb and in puberty and COVID hospitalizations.
The research is published...
Some blood types could cause severe COVID-19, study finds
Scientists from King’s College London found blood proteins that could cause or prevent severe COVID-19.
The research is published in PLOS Genetics and was conducted...
Facemasks may reduce severity of COVID-19
Scientists from McMaster University found that facemasks may reduce the severity of COVID-19 and pressure on health systems.
The finding showed the population-level consequences of...
4th COVID vaccine shot may not protect these people from omicron
Scientists from the Sheba Medical Center found that the fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines offers little benefit to younger and healthy adults.
They tested...
This stuff in your blood associated with severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Michigan found a connection between destructive white blood cells and a more severe disease course in patients with COVID-19.
The...
COVID-19 treatment remdesivir: What you need to know
What is it? The antiviral treatment remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the first COVID-19 therapy to get full FDA approval, and, so...