COVID-19

CDC Reverses Course on Masks for Fully Vaccinated in Light of SARS-CoV-2 Variants

The CDC also issued a health advisory about the urgent need to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage.

Corneal Nerve Fiber Damage ID’d in Patients With Long COVID

Patients with long COVID, especially those with neurological symptoms, have corneal small nerve fiber loss and increased dendritic cell (DC) density.

Antibody Responses Seen After Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children

Children and adolescents with mild or asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection generate robust and durable humoral immune responses.

Deaths Up in 2020, Even When Accounting for COVID-19

Even accounting for COVID-19 deaths, there were more deaths in 2020 for individuals younger than 65 years old than in previous years.

Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers

All health care workers should be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, dozens of major US medical groups said in a joint statement released Monday.

​Survey Shows US Parents Split on COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Under Age 12

As a new school year approaches, US parents are nearly evenly split on whether they will vaccinate their young children when a COVID-19 vaccine is approved for their age group.

Fauci Pushes Ambitious Plan to Guard Against Future Pandemics

In an effort to avoid another pandemic in the coming years, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), wants to launch an ambitious plan to make prototype vaccines that could protect against pathogens from 20 families of viruses that threaten human lives.

US to Stick With International Travel Restrictions

The rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant around the world means that the United States will continue with COVID-19 international travel restrictions for now.

HIV Serostatus and Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Researchers compared clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury by HIV serostatus and evaluated HIV-related factors for acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Vaccinations Start to Climb in States Hit Hard by Delta Variant

In a sign that vaccine-hesitant Americans are starting to worry about the rapid spread of the highly infectious delta variant, vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday.