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Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds

Nearly half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a dormant virus flare back to life, and one family of viruses found in the ...
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Public trust in COVID-19 vaccine science influences vaccine uptake in the US

Study emphasizes the importance of bolstering trust in health communication from public sources like the CDC and addressing emotional impacts of loss. Study: Trust in the science behind COVID-19 ...

Contributor: Forget about COVID-19's origins. Focus on preventing the next pandemic

The cycle of recriminations and scapegoating undermines everyone's common goal of preventing future waves of mass death, ...
Medical Xpress

Nasal swab tests can predict COVID-19 disease severity, study finds

A wide variety of COVID-19 symptoms exist, ranging from mild to severe, and while current strains of the virus generally cause milder symptoms, those with co-morbidities are still at an exponentially ...
Los Angeles Times

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines; shots should be available in days

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter too.

Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser

Canada's chief science adviser says the federal government should devise a way to reflect on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to better prepare the country and Canadians for future public health ...

False claims about miscarriage risk from COVID-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data

Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are ...