High levels of COVID exposure may reduce vax protection

A study of incarcerated people in Connecticut finds that high levels of COVID exposure may reduce immunity from vaccines or prior infection.

Yale • futurity
Aug. 24, 2023 ~8 min

COVID risks can linger two years after infection

"COVID-19 still generates substantial additional risks of health loss even in the second year after infection."

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Aug. 23, 2023 ~9 min


Extra COVID boosters could benefit some cancer patients

Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters could benefit people with cancer, depending on the treatment they're receiving, researchers report.

Michael Greenwood-Yale • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min

COVID boosters are key protection for pregnant people and newborns

"...by getting boosted you are in the population that has the highest level of antibodies in the mom, and also the highest level of antibodies in the baby."

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~4 min

Dogs sniff out COVID more effectively than tests

Dogs can detect COVID-19 infections faster and more accurately than conventional technology, a review shows.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Why this year’s virus season could be different

An epidemiologist explains what you should know for respiratory virus season after last year's "tripledemic" of flu, COVID, and RSV.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~8 min

Moderna COVID vax is safest and most effective for older adults

The risk of negative effects of both mRNA COVID vaccines is very low, but older adults fare better with the Moderna vaccine, researchers find.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Aug. 3, 2023 ~7 min

Breath test flags COVID-19 in less than a minute

A new breath test quickly identifies people infected with COVID. It provides results in less than a minute.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~7 min


Newfound antibodies neutralize all COVID variants, other viruses

Newly-discovered, exceptionally potent antibodies can neutralize virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus—including Omicron.

Federico Graciano - Duke-NUS • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~5 min

Did the COVID vax really alter people’s periods?

COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~6 min

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