COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone, York University-led study shows

Thinking about getting a spring-time booster shot? A new study coming out of York University’s Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts ... Read More

After four years with COVID-19, the US is settling into a new approach to respiratory virus season

With the arrival of spring, the United States is easing out of respiratory virus season, a familiar pattern that has ... COVID-19 hospitalizations also peaked in early January, with more than ... Read More

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Today, Texas State Senator Drew Springer (SD30) and Representative Dustin Burrows (HD83) filed a bill instructing the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to study adverse reactions, ... Read More

Man’s COVID Infection Lasted Nearly 2 Years, Long Enough To Evolve A New Variant

The unfortunate case of a man in The Netherlands who was infected with COVID-19 for more than a year and half is documented in a new report. At 613 days, it’s the longest COVID infection we know about ... Read More

Study shows heart damage from COVID-19

COVID-19 can damage a person's heart even if the coronavirus doesn't directly infect the heart tissue, a new study has ... a news release. However, preventive measures to help COVID-19 patients ... Read More

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COVID-19 can interfere with your period in many ways ... Visit Nat Geo Family for games, lesson plans, and more for you and your kids. Omicron has meant even more adjustments for kids. Read More

7 out of 10 Americans think COVID-19 came from a lab

Four years after COVID-19 swept ... public has already made up its mind. When asked what theory they support, 69% of American voters said SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab, while only 31% said it emerged ... Read More

The latest global coronavirus statistics, charts and maps

COVID-19 has hit some countries far harder ... The region is reporting a million new infections about every 6 days and has reported more than 159,022,000 since the pandemic began. Read More

Flu linked to greater risk for neurological disorders than COVID-19, study shows

It did not look at long COVID-19 ... patients developed a new neurologic condition in the year after their illness. "Since COVID-19 has now infected the majority of adults in the US, it's good ... Read More

FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

Last week, over 10,000 patients with Covid-19 were admitted ... faster path to getting a new preventative on the market than competitors who started from scratch. The headline has been updated ... Read More

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The COVID-19 pandemic ... of the previous Omicron variant BA.5 and has one of the highest transmissibility amongst all COVID variants so far. The new Omicron variant is expected to infect 60 ... Read More