Effectiveness of third dose of mRNA vaccines wanes after 4 months
In a new study from CDC, researchers found that immunity against severe COVID-19 disease begins to wane four months after receipt of the third...
COVID-19 cases are dropping in the US. What comes after the omicron wave?
The crest of the omicron wave is in the rearview mirror in the United States. Daily new COVID-19 cases have fallen to half those...
This common genetic difference affects risk of severe COVID-19
In a new study from Imperial College London, researchers found a common genetic change is associated with a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection,...
This new inhaled vaccine delivers broad protection against COVID-19, variants
In a new study from McMaster University, researchers have developed an inhaled form of COVID vaccine have confirmed it can provide broad, long-lasting protection...
Yale scientists reveal the deep cause of severe COVID-19
In a new study from Yale, researchers found more knowledge of how the body's immune system fights the virus that causes COVID-19.
The exaggerated immune...
Almost 1 in 3 older people develop new health problems after COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 developed at least one new...
Most people with prior COVID infection or vaccination can fight against Omicron
When an individual is infected with the COVID-19–causing virus SARS-CoV-2, the immune system is called into action to produce antibodies and T cells that...
This drug shows promise in treating long COVID-19 symptoms
In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found antihistamines may provide relief for the millions of people suffering from the...
Rehab for long COVID gives hope, while condition continues to puzzle
Caitlin Barber, a registered dietitian, was working at a Hudson Valley nursing home when the first wave of COVID-19 crashed over upstate New York...
This existing drug can save damaged lungs in COVID-19
In a new study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, researchers discovered that disulfiram, an FDA-approved drug, prevents the immune system from producing toxic webs...