COVID vaccines saved at least 140,000 lives as of early May
The vast majority of current COVID hospitalizations and deaths are among unvaccinated people.
Tag: COVID-19
With Delta surging, it’s time to talk about upgrading masks
Cloth masks just don't cut it anymore.
A year and a half in the pandemic, where do we stand on COVID-19 treatments?
Vaccines are the way out of the pandemic. But having access to effective treatments can also save many lives.
Moderna is better than Pfizer against the Delta variant
Fully vaccinated people can still get infected with SARS-CoV-2, but their risk of hospitalization and death is very low.
High cholesterol drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection by 70%
The licensed drug treats high cholesterol in the blood and may also work in treating COVID-19 patients.
Flu vaccine may protect against severe COVID-19
Those who had a flu shot were 20% less likely to end up in the ICU compared to patients who ...
The pandemic is making a lot of people want to leave their jobs
We may be witnessing a tsunami in the work market.
All the SARS-CoV-2 viruses in the world weigh as little as an apple and as much as a small toddler
The estimate could help scientists better understand how the virus infects and mutates inside the human body.
COVID-19 hit stock markets as it spread from country to country
However, Chinese markets escaped the brunt of the damage.
Wuhan lab staff got COVID-19 symptoms right before outbreak, new report claims
Further doubts over the actual origin of the novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 survivors, even those who weren’t very sick, have a 50% greater risk of death
"It is not an exaggeration to say that long COVID-19 is America's next big health crisis," said concerned scientists.
You didn’t have side effects to the COVID vaccine. But does that mean you’re less protected?
Most people don't experience side effects to the COVID vaccines. Here's why you shouldn't be particularly worried.
Pregnant women with COVID 22x higher risk of dying than uninfected
Pregnant women with COVID were 5x more likely to be admitted to an ICU.
Worried about a new pandemic? This app classifies the viruses most likely to jump to other species
This online tool ranks the scariest animal-borne viruses that either crossed or have the potential to cross species barriers.
40,000 children in the U.S. have been orphaned due to COVID
For every 13th COVID-related death, a child loses one parent.
This small country could vaccinate its entire adult population in a few days
Bhutan waited to have all the vaccines to start vaccinating its citizens.
Covid pandemic likely started from human exploitation of wildlife, WHO finds
A team of WHO scientists went to China and looked at the causes of the pandemic. This is their much-anticipated ...
Inflammatory bowel disease treatment linked to reduced COVID-19 antibody response
Another surprising correlation found in regards to COVID-19.
Land-use change is creating an infectious disease boom, study finds
Deforestation leads to infection, and we've all seen what infectious diseases can cause
Studies suggest COVID-19 may cause hearing loss
Another reason to hate COVID.