Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread globally, infecting over 172 million people, and claiming the lives of more than 3.7 million individuals. During the past few months, new variants of concerns have emerged and come to…
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Vietnam approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for use against COVID-19 -media
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a box of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a unit of Sinopharm subsidiary China National Biotec Group (CNBG), at a vaccination center during a government-organized visit, in…
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Brazil registers almost 100,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
FILE PHOTO: A woman and a child hold oxygen tanks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Moacyr do Carmo hospital in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares(Reuters) – Brazil registered 2,507…
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Concert Cost: $18 if You’re Vaccinated, $1000 if Not
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. An upcoming punk rock show in Florida has an unusual price structure: Those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-June can buy a ticket for $18,…
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India Variant Shows Resistance to Antibody Drugs, Vaccines
(Reuters) – Antibody drugs and COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against a coronavirus variant that was first detected in India, researchers say. The variant, B.1.617.2, has mutations that make it more transmissible. It is now predominant in some parts of…
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Texas Hospital Workers Sue Over Vaccine Mandates
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A group of 117 people who work at the Houston Methodist Health System has filed a lawsuit against the medical center, objecting to its policy of…
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Subclinical Myocarditis Found in Some Athletes Post-COVID
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Myocarditis is present in a small percentage of competitive athletes after COVID-19 infection, even in those without symptoms, new research suggests. In a cohort study of…
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China reports 23 new coronavirus cases on May 31 vs 27 previous day
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift testing site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China…
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Porn Use Spiked During the Pandemic
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Move over, Netflix. You’re not the only video streaming outfit to benefit from the COVID-19 lockdown. In findings likely to surprise no one, new research shows…
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Will SARS-CoV-2 eventually become just another seasonal coronavirus?
The future of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is uncertain both in terms of prevalence and virulence. Some newly emerging pathogens become non-virulent as populations reach herd…
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