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Travel/school disruptions as COVID-19 cases grow in 2022
Last year’s winter surge in the United States peaked around Jan. 12, which may suggest that the country has a week or so before the current wave...
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Why patients should ditch cloth masks
News from the FDA/CDC
COVID-19–positive or exposed? What to do next
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COVID-19 antigen tests may be less sensitive to Omicron: FDA
From the Journals
Coronavirus can spread to heart, brain days after infection
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COVID booster protection may wane in about 10 weeks, new data show
“It will be a few weeks before effectiveness against severe disease with Omicron can be estimated.”
From the Journals
Remdesivir may keep unvaccinated out of the hospital: Study
From the Journals
New studies suggest Omicron infections are less severe than Delta ones
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FDA authorizes Pfizer antiviral pill for COVID-19
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Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys
For fetuses exposed to COVID, the greatest danger is usually not the coronavirus itself, but the mother’s immune system.
From the Journals
Bamlanivimab’s effects in COVID-19 depend on antibodies
Bamlanivimab was more effective in hospitalized COVID-19 patients without endogenous neutralizing antibodies.