Experts said that in people who had been vaccinated five months earlier, the booster increased vaccine efficacy tenfold compared with vaccinated patients who didn’t receive it.


By ILAN BEN ZIONyesterday JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk. Israeli officials credit the booster shot, which has […]

Fauci Doesn’t Have An Answer To Why Those Who Recovered From Covid Are Required To Take Vaccine


Authors: JORDAN LANCASTER REPORTER September 10, 20214:03 PM E Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday night on CNN that he didn’t have a “firm answer” as to why those who have been previously infected with Covid and have natural immunity are being required to take the vaccine. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, pointed out a recent […]

Study Finds Teenage Boys Six Times More Likely To Suffer Heart Problems From Vaccine Than Be Hospitalized by COVID


Authors; Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Research conducted by the University of California has found that teenage boys are six times more likely to suffer from heart problems caused by the COVID-19 vaccine than to be hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 itself. “A team led by Dr Tracy Hoeg at the University of California […]

NIH orders $1.67M study on how COVID-19 vaccine impacts menstrual cycle


Authors: By Hannah Sparks September 7, 2021 The National Institutes of Health has announced a $1.67 million study to investigate reports that suggest the COVID-19 vaccine may come with an unexpected impact on reproductive health. It’s been a little over six months since the three COVID-19 vaccines in the US — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — became widely […]

Does this enzyme raise the chance of COVID-related death?


Researchers discovered an enzyme that is genetically related to a key enzyme in snake venom and was found in COVID-19 fatalities in doses 20 times the safe amount. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 19:37 A study from the University of Arizona discovered that an enzyme with a key role in severe inflammation may be a […]

They’re called mild cases. But people with breakthrough covid can still feel pretty sick.


Authors: Fenit Nirappil The Washington Post Aug. 31, 2021 Andrew Kinsey knew that even after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, there was a chance he could still fall ill with covid-19. He just never expected to feel this lousy from a case doctors call mild. For nearly a week, Kinsey felt like he had been […]

Study examines the effects of COVID-19 on human kidney cells


Date: June 10, 2021Source:American Society of Nephrology Summary: The virus that causes COVID-19 can infect and replicate in human kidney cells, but this does not typically lead to cell death. Kidney cells that already have features of injury may be more easily infected and develop additional injury. Researchers have studied human kidney cells in the […]

Another Hidden Covid Risk: Lingering Kidney Problems


September 1, 2021in News Since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors have found that people who become very ill with Covid-19 often experience kidney problems, not just the lung impairments that are the hallmark of the illness. Now, a large study suggests that kidney issues can last for months after patients recover from the initial infection, and may lead […]

WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’


Issued on: 01/09/2021 – 07:25 The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified in Colombia in January 2021. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a “variant of interest”, the global health body said Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said the variant […]

Should vaccinated people worry about long Covid?


Here’s what we know about long Covid — with some hope for the future. Authors: By German Lopez  Aug 30, 2021, 8:30am EDT Over the past few months, experts and officials have tried to prepare the world for a future in which Covid-19 is here to stay. They predict the vaccines will by and large defang the […]