Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19
Over 20.5 million years of life may have been lost due to COVID-19 globally, with an average of 16 years …
As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, study estimates potential bills
Nearly 1.7 million times in the past year, Americans have checked into hospitals to get treated for severe cases of …
Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more COVID-19 shots
Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday they have finalized an agreement to supply the European Union with another 200 million doses …
People with disabilities put at risk by COVID-19 triage and vaccine priorities
There are two big stories on either end of the COVID spectrum right now. Both are about line-ups and priorities. …
Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 superspreader
Scientists and public health experts have long known that certain individuals, termed “super-spreaders,” can transmit COVID-19 with incredible efficiency and …
Researchers learn what’s driving ‘brain fog’ in people with COVID-19
One of the dozens of unusual symptoms that have emerged in COVID-19 patients is a condition that’s informally called “COVID …
Researchers find antibodies in placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19
A team of researchers with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, has …
COVID-19 and Animals
A novel coronavirus that was first reported in China in December 2019 quickly led to a global pandemic. Named severe …
What is R0?
R0, or the basic reproduction number/rate, refers to the contagiousness and transmissibility of infectious pathogens. R0 varies depending on a …
Researcher develops town-level model for COVID-19 in Connecticut
UConn professor of geography Peter Chen has published a study in the January 2021 issue of the International Journal of …
What The New COVID-19 Strains Mean For Vaccines
Just when the world was breathing a collective sigh of relief as ongoing vaccine rollouts promised the end of the …
Risks of COVID-19 disease ‘far outweigh’ vaccine side effects: experts
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Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra doses
Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a …
For some, GI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection
No evidence so far indicates that food or drinks can transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, but new research at …
Study finds COVID-19 attack on brain, not lungs, triggers severe disease in mice
Georgia State University biology researchers have found that infecting the nasal passages of mice with the virus that causes COVID-19 …
Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased
A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital across New York City’s highly diverse neighborhoods …
What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants
Editor’s note: Two new strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 have been found in the …
Doctor gives dad COVID-19 vaccine after 10 months apart
US faces challenges in coronavirus vaccine rollout Some health workers refuse to take the coronavirus vaccine; reaction and analysis from …