People want the COVID vax more when it’s a trend

People are more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination when they are told about how many other people in their community plan to get one.

Judie Kinonen-UT Austin • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~6 min

Politics don’t dominate ideas about COVID’s danger

Political beliefs do not seem to overshadow how people perceive the severity of the pandemic in their own communities, researchers find.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 17, 2023 ~5 min


Guns killed and injured more kids during pandemic

A new study links the COVID-19 pandemic to an increase in the frequency and mortality of gun injuries among children.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 17, 2023 ~4 min

Baby poop shows vaxxed moms’ breast milk offers COVID protection

A new study offers more evidence that breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID protects infants too young to receive the vaccine.

Samantha Murray-Florida • futurity
Jan. 13, 2023 ~6 min

Could ‘morning after’ nasal spray block COVID?

Pinpointing the routes that the COVID-19 virus takes in and out of the nasal cavity could make possible a "morning after" spray to prevent infection.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 13, 2023 ~11 min

Nasal injections may help people smell again after COVID

In a new trial, participants who received nasal injections were 12.5 times more likely to have their sense of smell improve after COVID.

Nina Bai-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 11, 2023 ~8 min

SARS-CoV-2 viral toxin may make COVID worse

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can damage cell barriers that line the inside of blood vessels within organs of the body, researchers report.

Kara Manke-UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 9, 2023 ~12 min

After COVID, immune response to flu vax differs by sex

Does having had COVID-19 change the body's response to other threats? Depends on your sex, researchers report.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 5, 2023 ~5 min


Simple nasal swab finds sneaky viruses other tests miss

Using a simple nasal swab to test for a single immune system molecule can detect stealthy viruses that standard tests may miss.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~5 min

Simple nasal swab finds sneaky viruses other tests miss

Using a simple nasal swab to test for a single immune system molecule can detect stealthy viruses that standard tests may miss.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~5 min

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