Factors That Influence Parent Decisions on Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
Researchers found that five core values—safety, knowledge, trust, humanity, and autonomy—shape how minority parents approach pediatric vaccination.
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Factors That Influence Parent Decisions on Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
Researchers found that five core values—safety, knowledge, trust, humanity, and autonomy—shape how minority parents approach pediatric vaccination.
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Autoimmunity Link in Long COVID Patients
Researchers identified autoantibodies as a driver of long COVID symptoms in a subset of individuals, suggesting new treatment pathways.
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COVID-19 Travel Lessons for Hantavirus, Ebola
Recent outbreaks of Hantavirus and Ebolavirus raise concerns about risks linked to travel, with responses varying between countries.
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The Toll of Pediatric Long COVID
Children with long COVID report higher levels of fatigue and sleep disturbance than those with cancer or autism.
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Shared Bathroom Vents Linked to COVID-19 Aerosol Spread
Vertical ventilation ducts in residential buildings can facilitate the spread of infectious respiratory aerosols in multi-family buildings.
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HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine
A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.
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Pandemic Increases in Pregnancy-related Maternal Deaths Remain Elevated for Black Women
While maternal mortality rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels for many groups, deaths among Black mothers remain significantly elevated.
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COVID-19 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis Transplant Patients
New research indicates that baseline lung health is a stronger predictor of SARS-CoV-2 outcomes in cystic fibrosis transplantation patients than the time elapsed since transplantation.
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Common Antidepressant May Reduce Long COVID Fatigue
A clinical trial found that fluvoxamine significantly improved fatigue and quality of life for Long COVID patients with persistent symptoms.
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COVID Variant BA.3.2 Spreads Internationally and in US
CDC surveillance is monitoring a highly divergent COVID-19 viral lineage BA.3.2 with mutations that may enhance immune evasion.
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Nearly 30M Americans Purchased Firearms After the COVID Pandemic
More than 11 million people became gun owners for the first time, with most being women, Hispanic, or people of color.
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Natural Fungal Supplement Improved COVID-19 Vaccine Response
Participants with no prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 experienced fewer vaccine side effects and continued increases in antibody levels over six months.
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Link Between COVID Response, State Tax Policies
US states more dependent on sales tax revenue tended to implement shorter stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Lower COVID-19 Hospitalization
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower COVID-19 hospitalization risk, but not SARS-CoV-2 infection, in a large population cohort.
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COVID-19 Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation
Many viruses causing human outbreaks—including SARS-CoV-2—do not show evidence of special evolutionary adaptation before jumping from animals to humans.
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Metformin, UDCA Fail to Improve Long COVID Recovery
A two-week course of metformin or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) did not meaningfully improve recovery from long COVID symptoms.
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Infant Immune Response May Explain RSV Severity Compared to SARS-CoV-2
A study found that infant immune systems respond very differently to RSV and SARS-CoV-2, with important treatment implications.
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Faster, Safer Vaccine Development
Virus-like systems safely replicate key features of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, enabling faster vaccine and antiviral testing in standard biosafety level 2 labs.
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Redesigned Hepatitis C Drug a Powerful Treatment for COVID-19
Scientists transformed the hepatitis C drug boceprevir into a potent COVID-19 treatment effective against drug-resistant variants.
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COVID-19 Booster Reduced Hospitalizations, Mortality Risks
Booster vaccines reduced the risk of COVID‑19-related hospitalization and death, according to a new study of over 3 million UK adults who had the autumn 2022 vaccine.
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COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Reduced Preeclampsia Risk
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, particularly when combined with a booster dose, significantly reduces the risk of preeclampsia.
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Researchers ID Cause of Blood Clots After COVID Vaccines, Infections
Scientists have identified why some patients developed dangerous blood clots called vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) after receiving certain COVID‑19 vaccines, or after natural adenovirus infection.
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Link Between Mental Health and Long COVID in Older Women
Older women with a history of both depression and anxiety had a 78% higher risk of developing long COVID complications after infection.
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Clinical Trial to Investigate Baricitinib for Long COVID
Vanderbilt Health investigators are conducting a phase 3 clinical trial of baricitinib for the treatment of persistent neurological and cardiopulmonary symptoms of long COVID.
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