It is too soon to tell whether the shots have a broad beneficial effect on patients with continuing issues, but scientists are intrigued and beginning to study the phenomenon. Source: New York Times
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Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large study of medical records. Source: New York Times
Vaccinated Americans, Let the Unmasked Gatherings Begin (but Start Small)
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
The C.D.C. on Monday released long-awaited advice for immunized people, a glimpse at the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: New York Times
The Virus Spread Where Restaurants Reopened or Mask Mandates Were Absent
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
C.D.C. researchers found that coronavirus infections and death rates rose in U.S. counties permitting in-person dining or not requiring masks. Source: New York Times
Plan to Ditch the Mask After Vaccination? Not So Fast.
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2021
It’s not clear how easily vaccinated people may spread the virus, but the answer to that question is coming soon. Until then, scientists urge caution. Source: New York Times
In Quest for Herd Immunity, Giant Covid-19 Vaccination Sites Proliferate
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2021
A day at one mass site in Connecticut shows both the promise and the shortcomings of the approach, which is at the center of President Biden’s plan to bring the pandemic to an end. Source: New York Times
Vulnerable Inmates Left in Prison as Covid Rages
By Gotham Rex on February 27, 2021
At a federal compound in Connecticut, inmates in precarious health “are like sitting ducks,” one lawyer said. Source: New York Times
The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2021
Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life. Source: New York Times
A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
The variant contains a mutation thought to help the virus dodge the immune system, scientists said. Source: New York Times
New Findings on 2 Ways Children Become Seriously Ill From the Coronavirus
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
A large study found that young people hospitalized with acute Covid-19 have symptoms and characteristics that differ from those with a Covid-linked inflammatory syndrome. Source: New York Times
Covid-Linked Syndrome in Children Is Growing, and Cases Are More Severe
By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2021
The condition, which usually emerges several weeks after infection, is still rare, but can be dangerous. “A higher percentage of them are really critically ill,” one doctor said. Source: New York Times
How to (Literally) Drive the Coronavirus Away
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2021
What’s the transmission risk inside a car? An airflow study offers some insight for passengers and drivers alike. Source: New York Times
The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2021
Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict. Source: New York Times
At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2021
Administrators and young graduate students have been inoculated at leading research hospitals, contrary to state and federal guidelines. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times