News & Perspective

New studies highlight 203 symptoms, indicators for long COVID, and the condition's rarity in children.

Excess deaths substantially exceeded reported deaths from COVID-19 in many countries.

Cases are surging in central and eastern Europe, as well as in the west, where new illness numbers are already high.

Instead of taking samples before and after travel, the researchers assessed daily samples.

Also, the WHO says its COVID-19 emergency committee will meet tomorrow for the sixth time.

The findings challenge WHO guidance, which calls for antibiotics before the incision, rather than after cord clamping.

COVID activity remains intense in Europe, and South Africa is probing a new SARS-CoV-2 variant.

The vast majority of Europeans remain susceptible to surges in cases, a WHO official says.

A hypothesis that says mask wearing could reduce the infectious dose is dangerous, some experts say.

In vaccine news, Moderna looks to having phase 3 trial results before December.