Aug 29, 2023 | Covid-19, News
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its initial risk assessment of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, which says tests and treatments will likely be effective and that updated vaccines will still be able to reduce severe disease and... 
Aug 22, 2023 | Covid-19, News
In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers provide answers to whether COVID-19 vaccinations reduce sickness and mortality following infection with SARS-CoV-2. The study published in The Lancet Microbe found among individuals recently infected with... 
Aug 9, 2023 | Covid-19, News
CREDIT: NIH/NIAID cc A fourth dose of the bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 vaccine is substantially more effective against medical treatment and hospitalization than a fourth monovalent (single-strain) dose among both previously infected and never-infected people who... 
Jul 19, 2023 | Covid-19, News
To help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines this fall. There are... 
Jul 5, 2023 | Covid-19, News
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus particles (yellow) attached to the surface of an infected VERO E6 cell (blue). CREDIT: NIAID/NIH A small Qatar University–led study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that COVID-19...
