CDC, February 28, 2024 Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years and older to receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation acknowledges the increased risk …
What have we learned about brain fog in long COVID so far?
Katharine Lang, Medical News Today, February 26, 2024 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Since then, the WHO has recorded almost 775 million confirmed cases worldwide. But there have, almost certainly, been many more that have …
Scientists may have spotted a key to long COVID
Ernie Mundell, US News & World Report, February 22, 2024 Infection with the COVID-19 virus triggers the production of an immune system protein that’s long been associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. Trouble is, for folks suffering from Long …
COVID vaccines linked to small increase in heart and brain disorders, study finds—but risk from infection is far higher
Arianna Johnson, Forbes, February 19, 2024 Covid vaccines from companies like Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca were linked to rare occurrences of heart, brain and blood disorders, a recent peer-reviewed study found, though experts say the risks of developing Covid-19 greatly …
CDC may reconsider its COVID isolation guidance
CBS News, February 19, 2024 According to the Washington Post, come April, those who have mild or no symptoms will only have to isolate for 24 hours instead of the recommended five days. Dr. Purvi Parikh, an immunologist at the …