Category: Coronavirus
Immunity to SARS-Cov-2 Lasts Longer in Women According to French Study
Since April 2020, a clinical trial has been underway among hospital staff at University Hospitals in Strasbourg France to try to better understand the immune response to the novel …
One in Five COVID-19 Patients Could Develop Psychiatric Disorders Within 3 Months
According to a study by scientists at Oxford University and the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Center, one-fifth of patients who contracted Covid-19 developed psychiatric disorders within three months …
Sweden’s Herd Immunity Strategy Backfires After Cases of COVID-19 Skyrocket
While Sweden had previously opted for herd immunity to defeat the coronavirus, the Scandinavian country has now decided to take stricter measures in view of the sharp increase in …
Stress Triggered by COVID-19 Causing Hair Loss Months Later
Our hair can say a lot about how healthy we are. Already the Covid-19 pandemic has been going on for almost a year. Many people are now reporting hair …
CoronaVac, China’s Live Attenuated Vaccine, Triggers Good Immunogenic Response to SARS-Cov-2
CoronaVac, the coronavirus vaccine developed by China, is one of the most advanced vaccines. In anticipation of the initial announcements about the ongoing Phase III clinical trials, the results …
Dog Owners Have a 78% Higher Chance of Being Infected With the Coronavirus
If you own a dog and walk it on the street, your chance of catching the Covid-19 increases by 78%, according to a new study. Dogs themselves can be …
COVID-19: A List of the Vaccine Candidates Currently in Phase 3
48 coronavirus vaccines are currently being tested for safety and effectiveness in clinical trials in humans. However, according to the WHO, only 11 of these potential vaccines have entered …
Moderna Announces a Vaccine That Is More Than 94.5% Effective Against COVID-19
Last week, there were a series of announcements about vaccines against the coronavirus. Moderna Pharmaceutics announced today that its vaccine is more than 94.5% effective. In addition, it has …
Is the Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Really More Effective Than Pfizer’s?
Shortly after Pfizer and BioNTech announced on November 9 that their Covid-19 vaccine was 90% effective, Russia also issued a press release about their controversial Sputnik V vaccine, which …