Catch up on Contagion's top stories from the month of September.
As Fall officially began, respiratory viruses took center stage this month.
Our top stories this month focused on COVID-19, its treatments, and its complications.
Read all about it in this review of Contagion’s most-clicked articles in September.
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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.
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COVID-19 viral load rebound occurred in 2.3% of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) recipients and in 1.7% of placebo recipients.
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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.
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The Paxlovid approval reaffirms the importance of pharmacists in fighting COVID-19.
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Here is a review of using this therapy in an immunocompromised patient population.
