Alexandra May Jones, CTV News, October 30, 2023 Tens of thousands of people may still experience lasting symptoms more than a year after being infected with COVID-19, according to a new U.K. study—but the incidence rates of long COVID have …
Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now
CBS News, October 29, 2023 When the COVID-19 pandemic took off in 2020, so too did questions over the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, three and a half years later, what …
Pfizer’s combination COVID, flu vaccine will move to final-stage trial after positive data
Annika Kim Constantino, October 26, 2023, CNBC Pfizer on Thursday said its combination vaccine candidates targeting COVID and the flu will move to a final-stage trial in the coming months after showing positive initial results in an early to mid-stage study. That moves the …
Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists
Will Stone, October 24, 2023, NPR Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for one of COVID-19’s most vexing legacies: the stubborn neurological symptoms of long COVID, such as brain fog, memory loss and fatigue. The first clue emerged when researchers scoured the …
Long COVID Research Is In Its ‘Most Hopeful’ Phase Yet
Jamie Ducharme, October 23, 2023, TIME A phenomenal amount of research on Long COVID—the name for chronic symptoms following a case of COVID-19—has been published over the past three years. But scientific advances have yet to bring relief to people …