Coronavirus / COVID

New data presented at IDWeek showed more than half observed households with a COVID-19 case reported a secondary infection, oftentimes within 3 days.

Phase 1 data and a history of benefit for worsening respiratory infections show promise for the therapy.

In a large nursing home study, asymptomatic and symptomatic residents were found to carry similar viral loads.

A vaccine developer joins for a firsthand discussion on the development, research, and distribution process.

In results of a national survey, investigators pieced together a look at the psychological toll of the pandemic on physicians and identified the biggest stressors.

The CovidIQ tool successfully predicted a COVID-19 spike in Jacksonville, Florida, a full 2 weeks before it was recognized by the Florida Department of Health.

A recent study looked at the mental toll of living with COVID-19 in Australia, including employment and social impacts of the disease.

Aggressive sanitation measures in operating rooms means more time between surgeries. If anesthetizing patients is not an aerosol risk, could these extra cleaning measures be skipped to save time and ease patient backlog?

COVID-19 not only amplifies, but also triggers further health disparities and inequalities.

A summary of new studies surrounding COVID-19 comorbid effects.

Many unknowns remain as the scientific community focuses on its goal of issuing a vaccine for COVID-19.

After a series of positive developments, the antiviral agent joins a quartet of candidates that failed to improve severely ill COVID-19 status in the Solidarity study.

Covaxx has developed its investigational vaccine and is currently in a phase 1/2 trial.

Pfizer anticipates to have completed FDA-mandated safety data a month from now. An EUA application should shortly follow.

The investigators looked at data from all adult coronavirus-related deaths between March and May 2020.

Commentary highlights importance, recommends steps to continuing surgical practice during pandemic.

Data from a Phase 1/2 randomized controlled trial of vaccine candidate, BBIBP-CorV, is shown to be safe.

A new study found most early cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Southern California were seeded from Europe rather than Asia, thus shedding light on how the pathogen spread in the United States.

A letter signed by 80 researchers says the concept put forth by the Great Barrington Declaration is “a dangerous fallacy.”

Looking at certain characteristics in a blood test can help forecast patients’ course and inform clinicians’ determination on the course of treatment.

Patients who are at highest risk of progression to severe COVID-19 are older patients, those with comorbidities, and those living in nursing homes.

Underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients infected with COVID-19 present a variety of challenges for health care professionals, including increased risk for poor clinical outcomes and increased risk of spreading the disease.

A recently proposed effort toward herd immunity through younger person COVID-19 infection was met with contention from public health leaders and experts.

This action comes less than 24 hours after the J&J vaccine was paused.