COVID Vaccines can effectively prevent death caused by Delta
In a new study from the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, researchers found vaccination is over 90% effective at preventing deaths from the Delta...
Long COVID linked to more bacteria in your mouth
In a new study from UMass Chan Medical School, researchers found that patients with persistent long COVID symptoms have oral microbiomes with a much...
What does it mean to be ‘immunocompromised?’
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been countless news reports identifying one group of individuals as being particularly vulnerable to the virus: the immunocompromised.
We...
This study shows a new way to prevent many COVID-19 variants
The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.
Many of the...
5 ways to keep vaccine cold storage equipment safe from hackers
Electronics in the “cold chain” that health systems use to keep items like COVID-19 vaccines ultra-cold during storage and transport are surprisingly vulnerable to...
COVID-19 is a seasonal infection, study shows
In a new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, researchers found robust evidence that COVID-19 is a seasonal infection linked to low...
What you should know about the COVID-19 pill
A pill to treat COVID-19 is in the works—and it could be a game-changer. It's called molnupiravir, and it's made by Merck and Ridgeback...
COVID vaccine booster can increase antibody responses, study finds
In a new study from the National Institutes of Health, researchers found a booster dose of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine may strongly increase levels...
Two vaccine doses after COVID-19 strongly boost antibody levels
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found antibodies in the airways quickly wane after SARS-CoV-2 infection, but vaccination results in a strong...
Your eyes can show signs of ‘long COVID’
In a new study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers found nerve fiber loss and an increase in key immune (dendritic) cells...