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WHO will start trials on whether three existing drugs can save lives of hospitalized COCID patients

Mon, 2021-05-10 21:11 — mike kraft
International COVID-19 trial to restart with focus on immune responses World Health Organization will test whether three existing drugs can save lives of hospitalized people. Heidi Ledford nature

A landmark programme to test potential COVID-19 therapies in dozens of countries is restarting with a fresh roster of treatments — this time aimed at tempering the raging immune responses that can worsen severe disease.

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FDA approves Pfizer vaccines for younger teens, 12-15

Mon, 2021-05-10 18:17 — mike kraft
FDA gives Pfizer nod to provide COVID-19 vaccine to younger teens The Food and Drug Administration signed off on providing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine shot to 12-to 15-year-olds. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY
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New survey on Covid-19 transmission in schools and mitigatation effortse

Thu, 2021-04-29 19:59 — mike kraft
Survey finds evidence schools can be a source of coronavirus spread A new study finds evidence that schools can be a source of coronavirus spread to staff and the families of students if those schools don’t take precautions such as requiring masks and limiting extracurricular activities. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, <a href="/profiles/james-griffiths">James Griffiths</a>, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/kara-fox" target="_blank">Kara Fox</a> and Niamh Kennedy, CNN CNN
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Pfizer Antiviral Pill To Treat Covid Could Be Ready By The End Of The Year--CEO

Wed, 2021-04-28 16:59 — mike kraft
Pfizer CEO Says Antiviral Pill To Treat Covid Could Be Ready By The End Of The Year Being able to take an at-home antiviral would be a “game changer,” according to Bourla. Tommy Beer Forbes
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New studies say Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce Covid-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults

Wed, 2021-04-28 15:04 — mike kraft
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce risk for Covid-19 hospitalization by 94% among older adults, study shows The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against Covid-19 hospitalization among fully vaccinated adults ages 65 and older in the United States, according to a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. By <a href="/profiles/joshua-berlinger">Joshua Berlinger</a>, <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, <a href="/profiles/brett-mckeehan">Brett McKeehan</a>, <a href="/profiles/kara-fox">Kara Fox</a&gt
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New MIT research: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft and 60ft

Sat, 2021-04-24 11:36 — mike kraft
MIT researchers: Risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors the same at 6ft The risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is the same when socially distanced 6 feet apart and 60 feet apart, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say. Jordan Williams TheHill

The risk of contracting COVID-19 indoors is the same when socially distanced 6 feet apart and 60 feet apart, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say.

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COVID-19 can damage the brain, but without infecting it, study suggests

Tue, 2021-04-20 20:33 — mike kraft
COVID-19 damages brain without infecting it, study suggests Brain abnormalities could explain the confusion and delirium of severe COVID-19. CIDRAP

Although SARS-CoV-2 probably does not infect the brain, it can damage it significantly, a new study of autopsies of 41 COVID-19 patients finds.

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British scientists launch study to see to what extent coronavirus victims can get reinfected

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:47 — mike kraft
New UK challenge trial studies if people can catch coronavirus again British scientists on Monday launched a trial which will deliberately expose participants who have already had COVID-19 to the coronavirus again to examine immune responses and see if people get reinfected. Reuters Reuters
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In Depth: Possible explanations for the rare blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination

Tue, 2021-04-20 11:24 — mike kraft
The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination Making sense of rare, possibly related adverse events after vaccination can be notoriously tricky, but in this case, U.S. health officials have a blueprint. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

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EU regulators find possible links between J&J shots and blot clots; still support the overall benefits

Tue, 2021-04-20 10:59 — mike kraft
EU regulator finds link between J&J shot and blood clots LONDON (AP) — Experts at the agency that regulates drugs for the European Union said Tuesday that they found a “possible link” between the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots after a small number of cases were reported in the United States, but they confirmed the vaccine's benefits still outweighed the very small risks of recipients developing the unusual clots. The European Medicines Agency said a warning about the rare blood clots should be added to labels for Johnson &amp; Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
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