Despite the vulnerability to and adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in older adults, the number of older adults aged ≥65 years recruited into incubation studies has been relatively small, ranging from 21 to 37 in the four studies reviewed here, and information on their frailty statuses was lacking....
The frequency of, and risk factors for, long COVID are unclear among community-based individuals with a history of COVID-19. To elucidate the burden and possible causes of long COVID in the community, we coordinated analyses of survey data from 6907 indi
Here’s a look at the latest Long COVID research and the reemergence of a therapy whose efficacy has yet to be proven.
“This is a year or two late and smaller in scope than one would hope but nevertheless it’s a step in the right direction,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University in St. Louis, who isn’t involved with NIH’s project but whose own researchhighlighted long COVID’s toll. ...
More information:Jan O. Korbel et al, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists,Genome Biology(2020).DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02031-1 European Molecular Biology Laboratory Citation
Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine programmes, booster doses of the vaccine have emerged to provide continuous long-term protection from the virus. A cross-sectional study among the American population suggested a strong predictor of booster hesitancy was primary COVID-19 vaccine status; the ...
COVID is now multidisciplinary, there are new variant for virus is formed which has 70% more spreading capacity than the current one and hence it is extremely important to practice the self-precaution mentioned above. A detailed simulation analysis on such prevention practices such as ventilation ...
The Solomon Islands has received a batch of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, the first among Pacific island countries. Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming said at the handover ceremony that the vaccines brought Chinese people's friendship and hope to fight the...
influenza-like symptoms at the Avicenne and Jean-Verdier hospitals in France found one patient positive for COVID-19 on December 27, 2019. The report means that the virus had been present nearly a month before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in both Europe and France on 24 January ...
Firstly, there is an apprehension that the bill will criminalise voluntary sex work. This is completely false. On the contrary, the bill provides safeguards to voluntary sex workers against persecution and prosecution, while giving them the option to approach the magistrate for long term institutiona...