Coronavirus / COVID

This study looks to identify safety, efficacy of the vaccine in the youngest pediatric populations.

The benefits outweigh the possible rebound of symptoms, according to an investigator who studied the antiviral.

The modified spike protein in this next-generation bivalent candidate is part of the companies' strategy to try and provide vaccines with longer and more durable protection against the virus.

Omicron-specific vaccine boosters are coming, but just how necessary are they?

The highest rate of myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination occurred among young men ages 18 to 24 after receiving a second dose of the Moderna vaccine.

The model suggests screening unvaccinated students could reduce absences by 80% compared to reactively closing classes with infected students.

Clinicians offer insights on a variety of elements surrounding boosters.

Prior infection is not enough: COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of reinfection by 50%.

As the pandemic enters its third year, fatigue and frustration grow, but there is hope for the future.

This Israeli study found 3 and 4 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech bolstered antibody titers in adults 60 and older.

He is experiencing mild symptoms and is going to take Paxlovid.

This decision follows votes to allow the vaccine to be indicated for prevention of the virus in adults 18 years and older.

A specific immunization marker showed the percentage of children receiving common vaccines fell 5% between 2019 and 2021.

The BA.2 COVID-19 variant maintained the mutations necessary for viral entry, but developed an increased ability to evade neutralization by monoclonal antibodies.

Though all racial and ethnic groups saw declines in life expectancy, the impact was greater among members of minority groups.

In children 5-11 years old, 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were moderately effective against documented, symptomatic Omicron infection.

Predicted time to breakthrough infection after mRNA vaccination was significantly longer than the time to breakthrough infection after natural infection or after viral vector vaccination.

CDC attributes a 15% increase in deaths from antimicrobial-resistant infections in 2020 to impacts of COVID-19 on health and healthcare.

The European agency says there have been “a few cases of anaphylaxis.” The label will also include warnings for paraesthesia and hypoaesthesia.

Children and adolescents previously infected with COVID-19 or MIS-C demonstrated insufficient antibody titers and neutralization capability against the Omicron variant.

There has been an increase in transmission rates, the release of new White House strategies to address BA.5, and new potential offerings to prevent and treat the virus.

The federal agency says it is indicated as a two-dose primary series for active immunization to prevent the virus in individuals 18 years of age and over.

At 12 months after COVID-19 infection, anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain IgG persisted in all age groups.

Receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccine significantly reduced Omicron infections among National Basketball Association (NBA) players and staff.

What are the impacts of COVID-19 and other respiratory-based diseases on neurological processes? A new observational study assesses the likelihood of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and stroke in people who contract COVID-19 as well as influenza and pneumonia.

The company’s investigational mRNA-1273.214 vaccine has now demonstrated significantly higher antibody titers against all tested variants.

An active viral reservoir of COVID-19 spike protein was detected in 65% of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.

The overall sensitivity of rapid antigen tests was 63%. However, the tests had a limited ability to detect asymptomatic Omicron infections.

Health care workers in Italy infected with SARS-CoV-2 were less likely to develop long COVID symptoms if they were fully vaccinated and boosted with an mRNA vaccine, a recent study found.

Omicron significantly diminishes the protective abilities of both natural immunity and vaccine-granted immunity.