COVID-19 Updates
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Biomarkers may indicate severity of COVID in children
"A model of six miRNAs was able to discriminate between severe and nonsevere infections with high sensitivity and accuracy in a preliminary...
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Substance abuse boosts COVID hospitalization, death risk, even after vaccination
Investigators found about twice as many individuals with an SUD had a breakthrough COVID-19 infection as their counterparts without an SUD.
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Mixing COVID vaccine boosters may be better option: Study
"The antibody responses are so much higher [with mix and match], it's really impressive."
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Pandemic survey: Forty-six percent of pediatric headache patients got worse
But some fared better when they were stuck at home instead of at school.
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Childhood vaccination rates up since early pandemic, but few are up to date
The proportions of children with up-to-date vaccinations were lower among 7-month, 18-month, and 13-year-old age groups, compared with 2019 levels...
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Scientists use 3D printing to create injection-free vaccine patch
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D-dimer unreliable for ruling out pulmonary embolism in COVID-19
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Many scientists face serious threats for speaking about COVID: Survey
“Threats of violence and extreme online abuse do nothing to encourage debate — and risk undermining science communication at a time when it has...
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Even one vaccinated member can cut family’s COVID risk
Study findings may be particularly welcome in regions of the world where vaccination rates are very low, according to investigators.
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CDC: Children just as vulnerable to COVID as adults
There were 113 COVID-19 outbreaks in schools without mask requirements, in a study of 1,000 schools in Arizona.