Coronavirus

Progress in rapid diagnostic and point-of-care testing propelled by the pandemic can improve timeliness and precision of anti-infective treatment.

The Paxlovid approval reaffirms the importance of pharmacists in fighting COVID-19.

In 2020 alone, the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused an additional 10500 heart attacks, strokes, and other blood clot complications across England and Wales.

Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides in the gut microbiome are important to vaccine responsiveness and could be used in vaccine adjuvants in the future, a recent review shows.

The vaccine is available in adults 18 years and older.

The Lancet Commission called for global cooperation to end the continued spread of COVID-19 and effectively prevent future pandemics.

COVID-19 viral load rebound occurred in 2.3% of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) recipients and in 1.7% of placebo recipients.

A meta-analysis study shows having the comorbidity presents significant health risks for this patient population.

Investigators surmise a natural bat exposure within certain areas of the world may correspond with lower COVID-19 incidence rates.

Injected COVID-19 mRNA vaccines alone were ineffective at producing mucosal antibody responses, according to a recent study that suggested seeking new strategies such as intranasal vaccines.

COVID-19 disease severity was mild in individuals in Qatar infected with the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages with vaccination and booster doses reducing risks even further, a new study showed.

Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001, demonstrated superior virus-neutralizing antibodies compared to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

"Real-world" population study finds the oral antivirals authorized for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients can benefit when started in the hospital.

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The federal agency's recommendation for both the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech updated bivalent vaccines allows people to get the booster dose this fall.

This Emergency Use Authorization for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines brings them both one step closer for people to become eligible for these boosters.

Oral antiviral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is shown to be effective treatment for seniors against Omicron.

AIVITA’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate contains only the subject’s primed immune cells.

A new study found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are at significantly higher risk for venous thromboembolism in the ensuing 3 months than are patients hospitalized with influenza.

A study published this week by the American Heart Association found myocarditis was more common after COVID-19 infection than after COVID-19 vaccination.

The Cambridge-MA., company accuses Pfizer and BioNTech of copying patented technology in the development of their COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have developed new booster shots optimized for Omicron. They could be approved as soon as Labor Day.

If granted the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), this vaccine would be available for individuals 18 years and older.

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The companies are requesting the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for 30-µg booster dose of an Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 12 years of age and older.

Guest author Seth Lederman, MD, calls Long COVID "one of the most pressing global health threats I have seen since fighting HIV/AIDS."

A third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may allow most immune compromised patients with hematologic cancers to achieve antibody response levels similar to those of healthy adults after a two-dose series.

People who initially received an mRNA vaccine but were boosted with the Janssen vaccine had superior immune responses, the study found.

56% of adults with evidence of Omicron seropositivity did not know they were infected.

More symptoms, older age, and longer hospitalization time increased the risk of post-COVID-19 conditions (long COVID) in children.