Companies made the move after FDA told them that the initial size and scope of their studies were not enough to detect the rare side effects
Despite Reopening, Britain Sees Six Straight Days of Declines in COVID-19 Cases
Shift has scientists scratching their heads, as many of them predicted a powerful surge in cases after the government reopened the country
Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
Some recovered COVID-19 patients have lasting problems such as fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, fever, and double vision
Antibody Responses Seen After Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children
Robust and durable humoral immune response detected; antibody responses and neutralizing activity comparable, superior to those in adults
Inequalities Found With U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act Requirement
Women disproportionately excluded in minimum hours requirement; tenure requirement excludes Blacks, indigenous, multiracial workers
CDC to Advise Return to Masks Indoors for Some Vaccinated Americans
Latest decision is sharp reversal from one the agency announced just two months ago
Corneal Nerve Fiber Damage ID’d in Patients With Long COVID
Corneal small nerve fiber loss, increased dendritic cells seen in patients with neurological symptoms at four weeks after acute COVID-19
Deaths Up in 2020, Even When Accounting for COVID-19
Men ages 15 to 64 years of age were particularly hard-hit by excess deaths, while children were spared
Natural Immunity After COVID-19 Found Durable and Robust
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require long-lived immunity to SARS-CoV-2, wrote researchers who published a new study in the journal Cell on July 14, 2021.
‘To end the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to know how long immunity against SARS-CoV-2 will persist after infection and whether it will be sufficient to prevent new infections and severe disease in years to come, continued this study,’ which is excerpted below.
Your Genetics May Indicate Severe COVID-19
One of the greatest mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people fall severely ill while others suffer nary a sniffle. Now, after compiling data from around the world, researchers have determined that the answer seems to lie, in part, in genetics, stated a Stanford Medicine article.
This analysis was published by the journal Nature on July 8, 2021, was led by researchers at the Broad Institute and the University of Helsinki, with data and analysis contributions from Stanford Medicine researchers.