REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE One of the first real-world data studies comparing the new bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccines with the original monovalent vaccines reports the bivalent conveyed greater short-term protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infection in adults. The multi-state study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s VISION Network found that the bivalent booster dose provides greater...
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COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems
by Washington University in St. Louis A comprehensive analysis of federal data by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows people who have had COVID-19 are at an elevated risk of developing neurological conditions within the first year after infection. Movement disorders, memory problems, strokes and seizures are among the complications....
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Analysis shows that COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later
by Kristina Sauerwein, Washington University in St. Louis Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An in-depth analysis of federal health data indicates that people who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection. Such complications include disruptive heart rhythms, inflammation of the heart, blood clots,...
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Research shows many with mild COVID-19 infections still experience long-term symptoms
by University of Arizona Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The majority of individuals who experience mild or moderate COVID-19 infection also experience long COVID, or persistent symptoms more than 30 days after they test positive, according to research data from the longitudinal CoVHORT study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. “We showed that an estimated 67%...
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1 in 5 new COVID-19 infections in LA are in fully-vaccinated people. Most of them have mild symptoms, or none at all
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce Fri, July 23, 2021 Nurse practitioner Nicole Monk, 44, receives a coronavirus vaccination at the LA Mission homeless shelter on Skid Row, in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2021. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters One in five people that tested positive for COVID-19 in LA County in June were fully vaccinated. Vaccinated people who...
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At least 50% of COVID-19 infections come from people who aren’t showing symptoms
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER A new study out of the University of Chicago has found that during the initial wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, only 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 cases of the virus was symptomatic. The research team found that non-symptomatic cases substantially contribute to community transmission, making up...
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Antibody cocktail prevents 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, early results suggest
by Josh Barney, University of Virginia The COVID-19 study team includes Bridgette Arlook, Christy Breeden, Rebecca Wade, Crystal Reed, Jennifer Pinnata, Dr. William Petri Jr. and Andrea Stanley. Credit: University of Virginia An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to...
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Nasal spray might prevent COVID-19 infections
It could make prevention far more accessible. Many hopes for a return to a semi-normal life after COVID-19 revolve around vaccines, but those injections have limits — they’re harder to deploy in low-income and rural areas where there’s no guarantee of easy distribution. Science may offer a more accessible alternative, though. Columbia University researchers have developed a nasal spray that...
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It is bad science to say covid-19 infections will create herd immunity
By Graham Lawton Letting covid-19 circulate freely through crowds could lead to millions of deaths AS I write this, my 19-year-old son is self-isolating in his university room with symptoms of covid-19, awaiting test results. He is quite poorly, though overwhelmingly likely to make a full recovery. But I worry that he will be one of the...