Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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COVID-19 outpatients were more likely to have more respiratory symptoms if they were overweight or obese, according to a study published yesterday in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.
The FDA may approve "mix and match" boosters, meaning different ones from the vaccine originally received.
"Learnings from negative trials such as this are important."
France-based Valneva reports positive results for its vaccine compared with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
COVID-19 patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) may benefit from tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Out-of-pocket costs could range from $1,500 to $3,800, depending on insurance.
Elsewhere, countries in Eastern Europe are fighting surges, including Russia, Romania, Hungary, and Latvia.
Cold weather is likely driving more people inside in those states, leading to heightened virus transmission.
SARS-CoV-2 dose may affect infection rates, but current data do not show an association between viral dose and COVID-19 severity, according to a review of more than 100 SARS-CoV-2 studies that looks at COVID-19 infectious dose, viral load, severity, and variants.
Experts detail the necessary elements of a rigorous mask study and explore some recent studies that, though highly touted by both scientists and the lay press, fell quite a bit short.