Authors:1by John Anderer OCTOBER 14, 202 A disturbingly high percentage of people who recover from symptomatic COVID-19 continue to struggle with lingering “long COVID” symptoms for months after the fact. It’s been a worrying trend since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, researchers from Penn State report that over half of the 236 million […]
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN – 09/29/21 06:00 AM EDT An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 has caused a series of national problems, from increased calls to poisoning centers to a shortage of the medicine itself. Patients have become desperate for a treatment that’s most commonly used for livestock and have taken their […]
by Reuters Wednesday, 29 September 2021 11:06 GMT Sept 29 (Reuters) – At least one long-term COVID-19 symptom was found in 37% of patients three to six months after they were infected by the virus, a large study from Oxford University and the National Institute for Health Research showed on Wednesday. The most common symptoms […]
Authors: Daniel Engber 1 day agoLike As the pandemic drags on into a bleak and indeterminate future, so does the question of its origins. The consensus view from 2020, that in the likeliest scenario SARS-CoV-2 emerged naturally, through a jump from bats to humans (maybe with another animal between), persists unchanged. But suspicions that the outbreak started […]
Both of the mRNA vaccines available in the US are highly effective against severe COVID-19, but recent studies suggest that Moderna’s elicits a stronger immune response and might be better at preventing breakthrough infections. Authors: Alejandra Manjarrez Sep 24, 2021 TeamPfizer and #TeamModerna are two of the captions often found next to selfies of […]
Author: Carissa Wolf, Frances Stead Sellers, Ashley Cusick, Kim Mueller 1 day ago Even in Idaho, which has one of the lowest coronavirus vaccination rates in the country, clinics have been gearing up for an onslaught of calls and emails requesting booster shots. Administrators at the Primary Health Medical Group updated their website Thursday and then […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]