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News, opinions and meeting coverage in infectious disease.

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<乌鸦传媒>Can COVID-19 Genes Integrate Into Human DNA?

Debate rages over whether SARS-CoV-2 can insert bits of its RNA into the human genome

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<乌鸦传媒>Fauci: Vaccines Showing Vigor Against COVID Variants

Real-world effectiveness "easily as good, if not better" than trials

A hospitalized female COVID-19 patient wearing an oxygen mask and pulse oximeter.

<乌鸦传媒>Most COVID Patients Landing in Hospitals Aren't Fully Vaccinated

Reports from Cleveland Clinic, other health systems starting to roll in

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Make America Maskless Again?

ZDoggMD thinks we're reaching the COVID tipping point, here's why

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<乌鸦传媒>Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19?

Some argue intranasal vaccines, still in early trials, may be better at blocking transmission

FDA EUA Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 VACCINE over a photo of a female nurse vaccinating a teen girl.

<乌鸦传媒>First COVID Vax Authorized for Younger Teens

FDA officials argued authorization was necessary to help control pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2

What do scientists know about its behavior, and how does that help predict what comes next?

A senior woman wearing a protective mask looks at the rash around her vaccination site.

<乌鸦传媒>First Detailed Look at COVID Vaccine Skin Reactions

Mostly mild, self-limiting reactions and no serious adverse reactions

The chemical structure of molnupiravir over a photo of a woman in a sari and the rooftops of Delhi, India

<乌鸦传媒>How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack

Work on the broad-spectrum antiviral started over a decade ago at Emory

<乌鸦传媒>Houston Methodist: Get Vaccinated, or Get Fired

Hospital's pioneering COVID vaccine mandate now threatens termination

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Stop Anti-Science

Science literacy isn't watching YouTube

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<乌鸦传媒>Facial Paralysis After COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Know

Analysis suggests no higher safety signal than other vaccines

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Clotting Happens When Platelets Are Low

A hematologist explains the counterintuitive concept of clots with low platelets

A man wearing a protective mask outdoors holds his smartphone out displaying his COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORT

<乌鸦传媒>Vax Passports Are a Bad Idea

Prasad explores the balance of possible (but uncertain) health benefits and social harms

<乌鸦传媒>New Side Effect From mRNA COVID Vaccines?

Surprise finding in Israeli case series

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccine

CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available

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<乌鸦传媒>From VIPIT to VITT: Thrombosis and COVID Vaccines

More data support link between adenovirus vector vaccines, blood clotting, and low platelets

#2 over a close up of a covid-19 vaccination record card

<乌鸦传媒>Second COVID Shot: No Side Effects? No Problem

Dose two doesn't have to knock you down to keep you protected

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<乌鸦传媒>Guillain-Barre After COVID-19 Vaccine: Case Report

Clinical trial participant recovered after IVIG treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Vaccine Passports 鈥� An Alt-Middle Perspective

ZDoggMD isn't sold on the need to carry proof of COVID immunity

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<乌鸦传媒>No Murder Charge in Alleged Mercy Killing; Anti-Vaxxers Gain New Allies; COVID-21?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>The COVID Endgame: A Look Into Prasad's Crystal Ball

Predictions on the future of vaccines, schools, media, science, and more

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<乌鸦传媒>Vaccines and Rare Clotting Disorders: What's the Link?

Causal relation appears possible, but evidence still indicates it's extremely rare

A female doctor takes the blood pressure of her mature female patient, both are wearing protective masks

<乌鸦传媒>Hypertension After COVID Vax No Cause for Worry, So Far

Disagreement over special precautions for individuals with high BP

<乌鸦传媒>What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Blood Cancer Patients Need More COVID Vax Answers

Patients are left wondering, "will I be protected?"

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<乌鸦传媒>They Came for a Caribbean Escape, and Stayed for COVID Shots

St. Croix rides wave of vaccine tourism

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Tell Patients With Rheumatic/Musculoskeletal Diseases About COVID Vaccines

New guidance from the American College of Rheumatology

<乌鸦传媒>Why Women Experience COVID and the Vaccines Differently Than Men

It's chromosomal and hormonal, and maybe sociocultural too

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<乌鸦传媒>AstraZeneca Vax Flops Against South African Variant in Early Trial

But jury still out as to whether it prevents severe disease from the variant

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<乌鸦传媒>Why ADE Hasn't Been a Problem With COVID Vaccines

Even with new variants, it's unlikely antibody-dependent enhancement will be an issue

A healthcare worker holds a box of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

<乌鸦传媒>AstraZeneca Vaccine Unfairly Under Fire Over Clot Risk?

Statistics, WHO, hematologists argue the risk isn't real

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: COVID Shot While on a Blood Thinner?

One hematologist's strategy for addressing concerns

CROI over a computer rendering of a virus entering a cell membrane

<乌鸦传媒>Could One mRNA COVID Shot Be Adequate for Past Infectees?

Small study shows powerful antibody response after first dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why Viral Vector Vaccines Don't Alter DNA

It's pretty simple -- they can't

Young boys and girls stand socially distanced in a school hallway with their female teacher

<乌鸦传媒>To Keep Schools Safe, Should Kids Be Six Feet Apart, or Three?

Also, herd immunity probably unreachable unless kids get the shots

CROI over a computer rendering of a virus entering a cell membrane

<乌鸦传媒>Therapeutic HIV Vax Trial Takes Its First-in-Human Steps

But long way from a true functional cure

A man with his mask lowered beneath his chin receives a COVID-19 swab test from a healthcare worker in full protective gear

<乌鸦传媒>'Real-World' Data Suggest COVID Vax Cuts Asymptomatic Infection Risk

But like the real world, the reports come with many uncertainties

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Unblinding Threatens COVID Vaccine Trial

Taking antibody tests a 'small act of scientific sabotage'

<乌鸦传媒>When Can I Walk Into a Pharmacy and Get a COVID Shot?

Walgreens' Rina Shah, PharmD, on the challenges and opportunities

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