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The analysis identified over 250 severity associated proteins that can help to explain varying cases of disease in patients.

The novel variant was found to be 1.7 to 2.4 times more transmissible and can evade 10% to 46% of gained immunity.

With a 75% vaccination rate, cases, hospitalizations and ICU administrations will plummet.

The company will provide the vaccine group with 34 million doses in the fourth quarter of this year, and up to 466 million more doses in 2022.

A report said the vaccine may receive a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the 12-15 year old population as early as next week.

The Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey governors announced plans to return to full capacity again.

Antibody levels induced by mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are much higher than those induced by natural infection and confer cross-reactivity that could be effective against new variants, a new study from the University of California, Irvine, found.

Aid shipments begin to arrive in India from the United States and Britain in efforts to help the country.

A treatment arm of up to 3000 participants aged 12-17 years old will be rolled into the North American-based PREVENT-19 trial.

Cancer patients are more than twice as likely to acquire hospital-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (HA-SAB) and Clostridioides difficile infection (HA-CDI) than others, a new study from Australia found.

The multidisciplinary, retrospective analysis showed that long-term outcomes of ECMO patients did not vary from that of others.

The US will initiate travel restrictions beginning May 4th, due to the surging COVID-19 case load in India.

The report details what symptoms vaccinated people should look out for, as well as treatment details for healthcare professionals.

While a slightly higher rate of morbidity was observed, a small percentage of babies presented with COVID-19 after birth.

With its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine authorized, the company is employing the technology to take aim at a variety of pathogens.

A new study assessed the life expectancy gains for those adults with HIV and being treated with antiretroviral therapy living in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A prolonged infection can allow a virus to mutate more often, potentially letting more transmissible variants to emerge.

Pre-existing conditions were found to increase the risk of COVID-19 related death in those with diabetes.

The confusion and uncertainty surrounding the need for a second dose among the public shows the need for better guidance from the medical community.

Patients who received the inhaled glucocorticoid budesonide in the first several days of COVID-19 symptoms were much less likely to require hospital care.

The new report highlights the broad disparities in HIV health among different populations, with Black transgender women facing the highest rates of HIV infection.

This is our inaugural segment for our new video series, 1 Big Question, where we ask the medical community a question about a significant infectious disease topic and get feedback from them.

The most common symptoms were headache, fatigue and soreness at the injection site.

The proportion of cases with CDI in perforated appendicitis was found to be greater in comparison to the non-perforated cases.

A pair of recent studies suggest that the ability of people with blood cancers lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma to produce antibodies in response to COVID-19 vaccines is impaired.

Surveys suggest most students plan to get the shots anyway.

The discovery of these nanobodies may help to create treatments that can protect against COVID-19, as well as future variants of the virus.

Individuals who are fully vaccinated can shed their masks when exercising outdoors and gathering in small groups.