Researchers in the United States and Canada have conducted a study showing that the South African variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – is unlikely to become the dominant strain in the US. Using a dynamic transmission model, […]
About 2% of asymptomatic college students carried 90% of COVID-19 viral load levels on a Colorado campus last year, new research reveals. Furthermore, the viral loads in these students were as elevated as those seen in hospitalized patients. “College campuses were one of the few places where people without any […]
Men now have one more compelling reason to get a COVID-19 vaccine—doctors suspect the new coronavirus could make it hard to perform in the bedroom. How? Coronavirus infection is already known to damage blood vessels, and vessels that supply blood to the penis appear to be no exception. Researchers armed […]
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will not resume use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, and a decision on whether to include Johnson & Johnson shots in its mass inoculation scheme remains on hold, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday. A government-appointed commission had recommended that both vaccines be […]
A woman wearing a mask takes a walk on a sunny day amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the Cheonggye stream in Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL (Reuters) – The second of three South Korean expert panels recommended approval on Monday for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, based […]
FILE PHOTO: Vials of the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a general practice of a doctor, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard FoegerOSLO (Reuters) -Norway will not resume its use of the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca due to […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. An online, culturally based peer support group that uses theater and other creative outlets is helping Asian Americans cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. The findings of the qualitative study suggest that the program […]
(Reuters) – * A United States’ proposal to discuss waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines will intensify talks on the issue within the World Trade Organization, the WTO director general said.FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective mask, stands next to a man not wearing one, while waiting for public […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is seeking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May, in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases with fewer than three months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.FILE PHOTO: A woman […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is fair to say that children do transmit the virus, but at lower rates, Philip Zachariah, MD, of Columbia University, New York City, said in a presentation at SHM […]