Covid-19 News and Discussions

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How the virus behind COVID-19 can harm your blood vessels and your heart

Researchers are zeroing in on the ways SARS-CoV-2 damages and persists inside blood vessels, raising the risk for heart attacks and strokes years after an initial infection.

www.heart.org

 

[Yommie]

COVID-19 epidemiological update – 17 January 2025

Edition 175

www.who.int

 

[Yommie]

Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously

Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old.

www.richmond-news.com

 

[Yommie]

Families failed by Covid vaccines tell inquiry of their pain

They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.

www.bbc.com

 

[Yommie]

COVID-19 dramatically raises the risk of developing ME/CFS

Study highlights a fourfold increase in ME/CFS risk among COVID-19 patients, with 89% of post-COVID ME/CFS cases overlapping with severe long COVID symptom clusters.

www.news-medical.net

 

[Yommie]

COVID-19 vaccine developed by Brazilian researchers shows promise in mice

Studies conducted in mice have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil is safe and efficacious.

www.news-medical.net

 

[Yommie]

Patients who have had multiple COVID infections appear prone to contracting long COVID

A new study that identified 475 patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID, revealed that nearly 85% (403) of these patients had multiple COVID-19 infections over the course of a four-year period (March 2020 to February 2024). Additionally, vaccination...

medicalxpress.com

 

[Yommie]

Report highlights how COVID hindered the fight against antimicrobial resistance

www.cidrap.umn.edu

 

[Yommie]

Report highlights how COVID hindered the fight against antimicrobial resistance

www.cidrap.umn.edu

 

[Yommie]

COVID-19 vaccine gaps linked to higher hospitalization and death rates in the UK

Between a third and a half of the populations of the four UK nations had not had the recommended number of COVID vaccinations and boosters by summer 2022, according to the first research study to look at COVID-19 vaccine coverage of the entire UK population.

www.news-medical.net

 

[Yommie]

Broadband access associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths

The mortality rate from COVID-19 was about 50% lower in U.S. counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020.

www.news-medical.net

 

[Yommie]

UQ and Vaxxas win global prize to accelerate patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19

The University of Queensland's BASE facility – within the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) – and Brisbane-based biotechnology company Vaxxas have been announced as stage winners of a prestigious global prize to accelerate a patch-based mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

www.news-medical.net

 

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Genetic Mutation Linked to Heightened Risk of COVID-19 Infection

A loss-of-function mutation to the <i>PTPN2</i> gene, commonly associated with autoimmune diseases, can make cells more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

www.technologynetworks.com

 

[Yommie]

Study uncovers why lupus patients have weaker response to COVID-19 vaccines

A recent study by Emory University researchers provides new insights into why the mRNA vaccines developed to fight COVID-19 in 2021 are less effective in patients with autoimmune diseases.

www.news-medical.net

 

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https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/covid-19-vaccines-do-not-increase-risk-for-thyroid-diseases/