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‘Protective devices’: Why some exposed people are unlikely to get COVID
Over the course of the pandemic, my daughter has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19, ...
Vanity Fair examines COVID lab-leak controversy
More than a year into the pandemic, the genesis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was still a mystery. ...
Why are those with schizophrenia dying from COVID at extraordinarily high rates? Scientists study links between immune system and psychiatric illness
Most of the time, the voices in Keris Myrick’s head don’t bother her. They stay in the background or say ...
COVID infections set off massive inflammation ‘storms’ in the body
From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 – the ones that landed ...
Why biotechnology will be critical in preparing for the next health crisis
By acknowledging what we did right, leaning into our humanity, and utilizing the tools we have at our disposal to ...
Why the COVID cult of ivermectin won’t die
The rise of the ivermectin cult is one of the most nonsensical storylines — in a sea of nonsensical storylines ...
Should a COVID vaccine be offered as an annual booster shot? The FDA is considering it
At the April 6 meeting, FDA is asking its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) to not only ...
How to persuade vaccine reluctant to get a shot? Run a Donald Trump vaccine endorsement ad
An online ad campaign featuring former president Donald Trump boosted vaccination rates in counties where rates of Covid-19 shots were ...
Despite globally low number of COVID cases, some experts fear Africa’s low vaccination rates
Many countries in the developed world are rapidly lifting restrictions like mask mandates and vaccine passports. There seems to be ...
Infographic: Here is how experts think the COVID virus will evolve
As scientists who study how viruses evolve, we are often asked about the future of the coronavirus. Will it go ...
Why COVID ‘herd immunity’ never reached ‘sterilization immunity’ — and never will
Herd immunity was always our greatest asset for protecting vulnerable people, but public health failed to use it wisely. In ...
One year along, long COVID still plagues victims and confounds scientists
The core experience of long Covid revolves around the unholy trinity of fatigue, brain fog and muscle pain. But there is ...
‘COVID booster strategy is not sustainable’: FDA pushes for long-term plans
A top U.S. health regulator said that asking people to frequently get Covid-19 boosters wasn’t sustainable because of vaccine fatigue and that ...
How physician and biochemist Robert Malone went from falsely claiming to have invented the mRNA vaccine to becoming an infamous spreader of COVID disinformation
Dr. [Robert] Malone spent decades working in academic centers and with start-ups seeking to bring new medical treatments to market ...
Viewpoint: FDA appears to be steamrolling own experts in authorizing fourth COVID vaccine dose
The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized Americans 50 and over to get a fourth Covid vaccine dose. Some ...
Never had COVID? Scientists want to study you to find clues about containing future viruses
More than half of Americans may have never had Covid, according to U.S. government data, leaving scientists wondering whether those ...
Some people got deliberately sick from COVID for science. Here’s what we learned from them
It takes just a tiny virus-laden droplet – about the width of a human blood cell – to infect someone ...
Even COVID researchers were not insulated from harassment and death threats
Nearly 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers reported they had been harassed since the pandemic began, according to a new survey ...
Viewpoint: Are science journalists intentionally misreporting on COVID origins?
Two hypotheses have long been on the table. One is that the virus jumped naturally from some animal host, as ...
Probiotics: Solution to long-COVID or overhyped sales pitch?
“Could THIS twice-daily probiotic supplement filled with gut friendly bacteria help beat Long Covid?” That’s the headline in the Daily ...
Large New England Journal of Medicine study reconfirms Ivermectin does not reduce COVID hospitalizations
The antiparasitic drug ivermectin did not reduce the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a large study published ...
COVID brain fog shows similarities with Alzheimer’s disease and ‘chemo brain’
People with “chemo brain” and covid brain fog could not seem more different: Those with “chemo brain” have a life-threatening ...
WHO says Pfizer vaccine anecdotally linked to tinnitus hearing loss
The World Health Organization is examining rare reports of hearing loss and other auditory issues following Covid-19 vaccinations. In a ...
Is a new COVID surge cycle beginning?
At this very moment, the United States, as a whole, remains in its legit pandemic lull. Coronavirus case counts and ...
US expands vaccination program for migrants crossing US-Mexico border
The Biden administration is expanding efforts to vaccinate migrants in U.S. custody against the coronavirus as border authorities prepare for ...
Baseball’s COVID problem: Unvaccinated players won’t be allowed in Canada to play against Toronto Blue Jays
Major League Baseball players have been more reluctant to take the Covid-19 vaccine than their counterparts in any of the ...
Globalization of disease: COVID has sparked bioarchaeological investigations of epidemics in prior centuries. What have we learned?
The previous pandemics to which people often compare COVID-19 – the influenza pandemic of 1918, the Black Death bubonic plague (1342-1353), the Justinian ...
