Objective The Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has evolved into the largest public health event in the world. Earlier COVID-19 studies have reported that the pandemic caused widespread impacts on mental health and sleep in the general population. However, it remains largely unknown ...
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All vaccines—similar to all medications—have side effects. Most COVID-19 vaccine side effects are mild, ranging from soreness at the injection site and headache to fatigue and fever. These side effects are completely normal and are a symptom of the immune response kicking in. TheJohnson & J...
2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
went ahead with their planned elections. Malawi held a presidential election at a time when the number of COVID-19 cases was increasing rapidly. In this paper, we assess the ef f ect of the perceived risk of catch-ing COVID-19 on willingness to vote in the Malawi presidential election th...
As we age, our lung tissue becomes stiffer—and this is a phenomenon that SARS-CoV-2 may be exploiting. Caroline Uhler and G. V. Shivashankar outline their hypothesis.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vast differences in approaches to the control and containment of coronavirus across the world and has demonstrated the varied success of such approaches in minimizing the transmission of coronavirus. While previous studies have demonstrated high predictive...
For instance, are those who objectively know more about, say COVID-19, more fearful than those who think they know more about the virus? How would such fear of the virus affect protective behaviors (e.g., wearing a mask or getting a vaccine) meant to reduce the spread of the disease?
Long COVID does not affect everyone the same way. Long COVID most commonly reported symptoms are: General Long COVID symptoms Tiredness that interferes with daily life and regular activities Tiredness that gets worse after physical activity or mental effort Fever Breathing and heart symptoms ...
How does coronavirus affect pregnant women? The CDC sayspregnant people might be at heightened risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19. "Additionally, there may be an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, among pregnant people with COVID-19," it says. ...