Serious mental illness tied to increased risk of long COVID
SanderStock / iStock Adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major depressive disorder—especially those who are older, Black or Hispanic,...
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CIDRAP and CEPI launch resources to track development of coronavirus vaccines
SanderStock / iStock Adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major depressive disorder—especially those who are older, Black or Hispanic,...
International air travel—especially packed flights—fueled flu, COVID-19 spread during pandemic, researchers say
A new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases links higher intercontinental airline passenger flight volumes to both influenza activity...
Meta-analysis of COVID, RSV, flu vaccines for fall provides ‘sea of data’ showing efficacy, safety
The team found that XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 mRNA vaccines had a pooled vaccine effectiveness (VE) against hospitalization of 46% to 50%...
Analysis: Last year’s COVID vaccines protected well against severe illness
The updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines provided 57% protection against hospitalization and death, although their effectiveness waned over time, according to...
Once-promising anti-inflammatory drug fails to improve long-COVID functional outcomes in trial
Frerieke / Flickr cc A randomized clinical trial finds that the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine, once thought promising for treating COVID-19,...
IDSA releases COVID vaccine guidance for people with weakened immune systems
New guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommend that adults and children with weakened immune systems (immunocompromise) receive an...
COVID mRNA vaccines may be able to train immune system to attack cancer cells, boost survival
At the time of data collection, some patients were still alive, indicating that the vaccine effects could be even stronger.Survival...
Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy isn't tied to an elevated risk of 75 major congenital malformations...
Report proposes new framework to prepare for future pandemics
Nearly 5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant gaps in pandemic preparedness, a new report is calling for a...