Evidence does not support COVID-19 vaccine boosters for general population, experts find
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury An expert review by an international group of scientists concluded that, even for the delta variant, vaccine efficacy against severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreResearchers urge integrative health framework in built environment post-COVID-19
Photo Cred: Marc Mueller/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury University of Arizona researchers Esther Sternberg, MD, and Altaf Engineer, MS, have come up with a roadmap to help companies rethink their office...
Read MoreMayo Clinic study highlights remote patient monitoring program progress during COVID-19
Photo Cred: Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study by Mayo Clinic investigators highlights the development and implementation of the healthcare organization’s large-scale COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines are effective at reducing severe illness and hospitalization, study finds
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), after one or two vaccine doses had significantly lower...
Read MoreNew data compares infection rates before and during pandemic
Photo Cred: SJ Objio/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in hospitals...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccination elicits antibody response in immunosuppressed patients
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only...
Read MoreDelta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalization compared to alpha variant, study finds
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalization compared with those infected with the alpha variant, according...
Read MoreExperts say CDC mask guidance threatened vulnerable communities
Photo Cred: Matthew LeJune/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may have increased the threat of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the Black community...
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