COVID Vaccination Strategies: When Is One Dose Better Than Two?
Under certain conditions, vaccinating more people with a single dose slows virus spread. In many parts of the world, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues…
Under certain conditions, vaccinating more people with a single dose slows virus spread. In many parts of the world, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues…
Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections. Its lasting influence on global health has been so profound that…
Cell culture studies show increased lung cell entry of the SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Delta Plus and reduced inhibition by antibodies. The emergence of new…
A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, provides robust evidence that COVID-19 is…
Penn State electrical engineering professor Aida Ebrahimi receives NIH Trailblazer Award for developing a daily testing device. Current COVID-19 tests require laboratory processing, resulting in…
Walk into any U.S. store these days and you’re likely to see empty shelves. Shortages of virtually every type of product – from toilet paper…
Vaccination is over 90 percent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of COVID-19, according to the first country-level data on mortality. The Pfizer-BioNTech…
To study a virus as infectious as SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, researchers need to follow laborious protocols and have access to high-biosafety laboratories….
New study shows pandemic response has swamped workforce and crippled other services. The cruel impact of COVID-19, the virus that emerged in late 2019 and…
Holiday traditions are important for families and children. There are several ways to enjoy holiday traditions and protect your health. Because many generations tend to…
A clinical trial has found that treatment with the immunomodulator interferon beta-1a plus the antiviral remdesivir was not superior to treatment with remdesivir alone in…
Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced a lower connection with…
People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and received an mRNA vaccine for their second dose had a lower risk…
Strong antibody response to mRNA vaccines declined over an eight-month follow-up period; lower initial response to single-shot Ad26 vaccine remained stable over time, research shows….
The pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and markets in ways that have led to backlogs of cargo ships at key ports. Booming demand for…
Study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines. Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown for the first time that coronavirus vaccines and prior coronavirus…
An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe COVID-19 has been identified by a UCL-led research team. The researchers estimate…
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around the world. As of October 14, 2021, more than 716,000…