BY ALEXANDER TIN The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now forecasting an acceleration in new COVID-19 hospitalizations over the coming month, the agency said this week, replacing a previous projection that admissions would “remain stable or have an uncertain trend.” It comes as health officials are racing to study a new highly mutated...
Category: <span>Virology</span>
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Mayo researchers find vaccine may reduce severity of long-haul COVID symptoms
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. — Getting a COVID-19 vaccine may not only reduce a person’s risk of getting long-haul COVID, but also could mean fewer symptoms for people who develop the condition. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that long-haul COVID patients who were vaccinated before contracting the virus were less likely to experience symptoms such as...
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What this CDC report reveal about long Covid in children?
ReutersA new report suggested that in 2022, 1% of children in the United States suffered from long-term Covid-19 symptoms, as researchers showed that those infected with the virus can sustain several signs for months. According to the report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 92% of those 17 and younger...
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How risky is Pirola, the highly mutated new COVID-19 variant? Here’s what the CDC says
By Lisa Riley Roche Valorie Mitchell, a paramedic with the Salt Lake County Health Department, gives Jason Mettmann a vaccination during a free COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinic at the Tongan Methodist Church in West Valley City on Oct. 15, 2022.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsIt’s too soon to say what to expect from a new...
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Q&A: What to Know About the New BA 2.86 COVID Variant
Kara Grant August 31, 2023The CDC and the World Health Organization have dubbed the BA 2.86 variant of COVID-19 as a variant to watch. So far, only 26 cases of “Pirola,” as the new variant is being called, have been identified: 10 in Denmark, four each in Sweden and the United States, three in South...
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WHY THIS YEAR’S VIRUS SEASON COULD BE DIFFERENT
AUGUST 21ST, 2023POSTED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Margaret LaRaviere gets an influenza vaccine during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Epidemiologist David Dowdy says vaccines and a preventive drug for RSV offer hope for a healthier fall and winter...
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Unraveling the Mystery of Long COVID
Debby Waldman August 09, 2023 After catching COVID-19 for the second time in July 2022, Daniel Lewis suffered persistent headaches, chest pain, and a dangerously high heart rate. He recalls that he was also so exhausted packing for a family wedding that he had to take a break to rest each time he put something into his...
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International study shows that taste, independent of smell, is also significantly diminished in patients with COVID-19
by Monell Chemical Senses Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Smell loss became the cardinal symptom of COVID-19 early in the pandemic and has ignited research on how smell and taste function. An international study led by the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research (GCCR) and the Monell Chemical Senses Center has separated taste from smell in people with COVID-19, demonstrating in...
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Cause of long COVID muscle weakness identified by pioneering study
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA IMAGE: FRUIT FLIES, LONG USED TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN DISEASE, ARE ALSO THE HEROES OF LONG COVID RESEARCH (PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF MALTA/ANDREW GAUCI ATTARD). CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MALTA University of Malta researchers have discovered a potential cause of the persistent and often debilitating symptoms experienced by long COVID-19 patients. The new study published in...
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Mitochondrial Meltdown: Researchers Unveil COVID-19’s Hidden Attack on Vital Organs
By CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AUGUST 13, 2023 Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can negatively impact mitochondrial genes, causing dysfunction in multiple organs beyond the lungs. This finding, suggesting that COVID-19 should be viewed as a systemic disorder, highlights potential new therapeutic targets, including the microRNA 2392. Mitochondrial function in the lungs showed recovery, but this...