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Scientists race to define Omicron threat, worried about ‘surge upon a surge’
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2 early vaccination surveys worse than worthless thanks to ‘big data...
Health 2 early vaccination surveys worse than worthless thanks to ‘big data paradox,’ analysts say Findings hold warning for tracking efforts as governments, health officials navigate pandemic Alvin...
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Time of day matters when getting vaccine
Symptoms of some diseases and the action of numerous medications vary by time of day, according to researchers.iStock Health Time of day matters when getting vaccine Anita Slomski MGH News and Public...
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‘This virus is a shape-shifter’
Panorama Images/iStock/Getty Images Plus Health ‘This virus is a shape-shifter’ Jake Miller HMS Communications December 2, 2021 8 minutes New study sheds light on COVID mutations, immune escape In an...
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Omicron ‘astonishing to behold,’ says Hanage
Health Omicron ‘astonishing to behold,’ says Hanage Harvard epidemiologist shares early impression of variant as first U.S. case is identified in California Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer December...
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Vaccine reduces transmission in breakthrough cases
Yonatan Grad of Harvard Chan School said the findings will help to understand whether COVID breakthrough cases are as contagious as infections among the unvaccinated. Kris Snibbe/Harvard file photo...
View ArticleStaying ahead of virus mutations
The COVID-19 pandemic seemed like a never-ending parade of SARS-CoV-2 variants, each equipped with new ways to evade the immune system, leaving the world bracing for what would come next. But what if...
View ArticleHow federal missteps opened door to COVID misinformation
Federal agencies helped set the stage for a wave of COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories about its origins through early missteps in messaging about the virus and control measures, stumbles...
View ArticleA COVID cure worse than the disease?
COVID-19 patients are often prescribed antiviral drugs that work by reducing the number of viral particles circulating in the body. One such drug, molnupiravir, tricks the virus into generating...
View ArticleHow durable is your immunity?
The start of the school year brings hope, excitement, and respiratory illness. Amid reports that COVID case counts are on the rise, the Gazette spoke with William Hanage, an associate professor of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 came from animals. Why aren’t we working to prevent new scourge?
COVID-19 has killed 7 million people worldwide so far. The novel coronavirus that causes it is widely believed to have jumped from animals to humans at a market selling live animals in Wuhan, China, in...
View ArticleDoctors not the only ones feeling burned out
Although much focus has been placed on physician and nurse burnout, a new study finds the COVID-19 pandemic increased stress across the entire healthcare workforce. Led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
View ArticleSpeaking from experience on what makes a global killer
In 1970s India, the physician and epidemiologist Larry Brilliant played an important role in efforts that eradicated smallpox caused by the deadliest form of the virus, variola major. Since then, he...
View ArticleWilliam Hanage on COVID lessons we haven’t learned
The pandemic has progressed through a now-familiar pattern the past several months, with the latest variant — XBB.1.5 — infecting a lot of people in December and January before starting to fade. Recent...
View ArticleLifestyle influences long COVID risk
Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half...
View ArticleMeasuring the power of vaccines
Researchers have designed a mathematical model that can predict the course of vaccine-induced immunity against COVID-19 in different patient populations — including otherwise-healthy individuals and...
View ArticleSevere COVID-19 linked with brain aging
In a series of experiments, scientists at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical found that patients with severe COVID-19 exhibit a drop in cognitive performance that mimics accelerated...
View ArticleStudy details better outcomes for Omicron BA.2 patients
In a study that represents the largest to date to examine the severity of Omicron BA.2 — the COVID subvariant making a re-emergence this fall — a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General...
View ArticleIs pandemic finally over? We asked the experts.
Public health officials agree that the end of the pandemic is in sight but not here yet. So where does it leave educators, top business executives, and public health experts? Adjusting to a world of...
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Does the world need COVID novels?
The pandemic may not be over, but pandemic fiction is off and running. Among the COVID-shadowed novels that have hit the shelves in the past year and a half are “Our Country Friends” by Gary...
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