A monoclonal antibody cocktail against the COVID-19 virus discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and developed by AstraZeneca reduced the risk of symptoms in a study of immunocompromised and chronically ill adults later exposed to the virus by 77%, the company announced today. Based on the positive results from the PROVENT Phase III trial, the […]
Persistent COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people may give rise to variants of concern
In an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina urged increased attention to persistent COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised people. “The […]
What Happens When Australia Reaches the 70% Vaccination Rate?
Deep in multiple lockdowns and looking down the barrel of another month at home, having any idea of what the next few months will look like has been almost impossible in the mids of the Covid pandemic. The only idea we’ve been able to hold on is Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that ‘once 70 […]
Early Response in Nasal Cells May Predict Severe COVID-19
(Reuters) — How cells lining the nose respond to the coronavirus might someday be used to predict how sick a person will become with COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed immune activity in cells taken from patients’ nasal swabs at the time of COVID-19 diagnosis, comparing those who became only mildly ill to […]
US Will Not Lift Travel Restrictions, Citing Delta Variant: Official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions “at this point” due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, a White House official told Reuters. The decision, which comes after a senior level White House meeting late Friday, means the […]
As Americans Navigate Conflicting COVID-19 Mask Advice, ‘Everyone Is Confused’
PRINCETON, N.J./SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) – A COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led to new mask mandates and deep confusion among some people about which guidance to follow. In Los Angeles County, leaders have reinstated an indoor mask mandate, even for […]
“I spoke to 6 doctors until one believed me”: women explain their long Covid frustration
Written by Hollie Richardson Hollie is a digital writer at Stylist.co.uk, mainly covering the daily news on women’s issues, politics, celebrities and entertainment. She also keeps an ear out for the best podcast episodes to share with readers. Oh, and don’t even get her started on Outlander… From not knowing how to articulate the symptoms […]
‘Don’t Get Sick’: Indonesia’s Poor Miss Out on COVID Care
JAKARTA (Reuters) – In the teeming, impoverished North Jakarta neighbourhood of Muara Baru, people have made a grim joke out of the acronym for the Indonesian government’s lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic: PPKM. “Pelan Pelan Kita Mati,” Herdayati, a 48-year-old mother of six and sole breadwinner for a family living in a narrow, claustrophobic […]
How COVID-19 Has Changed The Office Dress Code
After a year of pajamas, sweats, slippers, and Zoom meetings where one could only be seen from the neck up, the workforce has been emerging from their homes and returning to an office environment as more people become vaccinated against COVID-19. However, the comfort of working from home has not been something people want to […]
COVID-19 antibodies persist at least nine months after infection
Testing of an entire Italian town shows antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. Researchers from the University of Padua and Imperial College London tested more than 85 percent of the 3,000 residents of Vo’, Italy, in February/March 2020 for infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and […]