Authors: Chih-Cheng Lai 1, Wen-Chien Ko 2, Chih-Jung Chen 3, Po-Yen Chen 4, Yhu-Chering Huang 3, Ping-Ing Lee 5, Po-Ren Hsueh 6 7 Abstract Introduction: To combat COVID-19, scientists all over the world have expedited the process of vaccine development. Although interim analyses of clinical […]
Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Anosmia 1 Year After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Authors: Marion Renaud, MD1; Claire Thibault, MD1; Floriane Le Normand, MD1; et al Introduction Since the pandemic was declared in early 2020, COVID-19–related anosmia quickly emerged as a telltale sign of infection.1,2 However, the time course and reversibility of COVID-19–related […]
Anosmia and dysgeusia in SARS-CoV-2 infection: incidence and effects on COVID-19 severity and mortality, and the possible pathobiology mechanisms – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Endang Mutiawati, Conceptualization, Data Curation, Resources, Validation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing,a,1,2Marhami Fahriani, Conceptualization, Data Curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review & Editing,3Sukamto S. Mamada, Data Curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – Review & Editing,4Jonny Karunia […]
CDC Data Shows ‘Worrying Drop’ in Vaccine Efficacy over Time
Authors: HANNAH BLEAU18 Aug 2021 Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has demonstrated what has been described as a “worrying drop” in coronavirus vaccine efficacy over […]
Biden to require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds
Authors: By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Updated 2:38 PM ET, Wed August 18, 2021 (CNN)The Biden administration will direct all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to continue receiving Medicare […]
Vaccines show declining effectiveness against infection overall but strong protection against hospitalization amid delta variant
Authors: Ben Guarino 2 hrs agoLike6 Comments|51 Three studies published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that protection against the coronavirus from vaccines declined in the midsummer […]
More than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded as US returns to April levels
Authors: BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL – 08/18/21 07:27 AM EDT The U.S. recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as numbers reach levels last seen in April, largely due to the highly infectious delta […]
‘We are on fire’: Five U.S. states set new records for Covid cases as hospitalizations rise
PUBLISHED MON, AUG 16 20213:54 PM EDTUPDATED MON, AUG 16 20214:49 PM EDT KEY POINTS Nationwide, less than 11% of all hospital beds are being used by Covid patients. In […]
No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19: Cleveland Clinic study suggests
Authors: By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Jun 8 2021 Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic, USA, have recently evaluated the effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19) vaccination among individuals with or without […]
US case series study in children study looking at association of myocarditis with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Authors: byUK Science Media Centre|Published onAugust 10, 2021: Prof Peter Openshaw In this case series, 15 cases of myocarditis are described from a single paediatric referral centre in May, June […]