Coronavirus
Messenger RNA Vaccines: How Do They Work and Are They Safe?
Pfizer’s vaccine, which is believed to be 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, is an RNA vaccine that is based on a technology whose foundations were laid only two decades …
The Overuse of Poor Quality Hand Sanitizers May Lead to the Creation of Superbugs
Antiseptic handwashes are alcohol-based liquid, gels, and foams which destroy infectious organisms from our hands. Alcohols have been used as effective disinfectants against microbes since as early as the …
Most Severe Forms of COVID-19 Are Due to Immune Suppression Not to Cytokine Storms
Contrary to what doctors have thought, the excessive reaction of the immune system known as the cytokine storm is not responsible for most of the severe forms of COVID-19. …
Gilmore Health: A Q&A Session on COVID-19 With Dr. Sony Sherpa (Facts, Prevention, Vaccines and Treatment)
Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered strain of Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2), which resulted in a global pandemic. The disease, whose first …
Pregnant Women Are 15 Times Less Likely to Die From COVID-19 Than Other Women
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists have been trying to understand why the severe forms of Covid-19 were expressed in some and not in others, especially between …
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 …
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 Covid-19 increases by 78%, according to a new study. Dogs themselves can be carriers …