Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, more than 220 million people have been infected, and approximately 4.56 million people have lost their lives worldwide. The causative agent of the pandemic is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2…
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: No Serious Health Risks in Large Study
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Serious health risks were no more common in the first 3 weeks after Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccination compared with 22-42 days later, a first-of-its-kind study…
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Coronavirus vaccination will be offered to 12-15-year-olds in Norway
Children and adolescents rarely have a severe COVID-19 disease course, and the vast majority have few or no symptoms. At a time with high transmission in this age group, the NIPH believes that it is right to also offer vaccines…
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Smell abnormalities more common among long-COVID Patients
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused worldwide restrictions on ordinary business, public gatherings, travel, and leisure activities. Other than the immediate severity of disease associated with these infections, persistent disease which involves the lingering of symptoms for weeks…
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Hospitals to Blame for Pandemic Nurse Shortage? It’s Complicated
National Nurses United (NNU), a California-based union with 175,000 members, is blaming hospitals for nursing shortages that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release issued last Thursday, NNU said that chronic understaffing by hospitals has driven away…
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Spain reaches goal of fully vaccinating 70% of its population
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a syringe with a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Enfermera Isabel Zendal hospital in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Juan MedinaMADRID (Reuters) – Spain said on Wednesday 70% of its population…
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COVID-19 Vaccines Still Highly Effective Against Hospitalization
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Although COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant, they’re still extremely effective in preventing hospitalization, according to data presented Monday to the CDC’s Advisory…
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In Indonesia, drone deliveries provide lifeline for isolating COVID patients
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to help during the pandemic by providing a contactless medicine and food delivery service to COVID-19 patients isolating at home.Slideshow ( 4 images )Armed…
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What We Know About Japan’s Contaminated Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push has been dealt a blow by widening reports of contamination in supplies of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine. Here are some key points in the issue so far. WHEN WAS IT FIRST REPORTED AND…
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Will mRNA vaccine boosters be required for SARS-CoV-2 variants?
In the wave of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists have frequently had to revise earlier assumptions and conclusions as more data has been released on this disease. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* shows…
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