#SARS-CoV-2

Two drugs widely used to treat certain autoimmune diseases substantially improved clinical status and reduced deaths.

The virus can be transmitted via respiratory droplets at close range, but it does not spread through the air over longer distances.

Vaccines designed to produce a strong T cell response may help protect against current and future SARS-CoV-2 variants.

NIH study finds high BMI and obesity raise infection risk, but asthma does not.

Women who reported chronic depression before the pandemic were 72% more likely to be hospitalized after COVID-19 diagnosis.

The higher rate of post-COVID symptoms in older adults is likely due to a higher incidence of chronic disease and physical vulnerability.

Using machine learning, researchers find patterns in electronic health record data to better identify those likely to have the condition.

Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot.

People diagnosed with cancer over a year ago and those who were not on treatment did not have a higher risk of hospitalization or death.

Prior to the rollout of the vaccine, pregnant Black and Latino people were most affected by COVID-19.

Nearly 200 cases of pediatric hepatitis have now been reported in more than a dozen countries and several states.

A federal court judge in Florida said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had overstepped its authority.

Remdesivir (Veklury) is now approved for kids ages 28 days to 12 years.

The diagnostic test can provide results in less than three minutes.

CoVac-1 induced T-cell responses in about 90% of immunocompromised people with impaired B-cell function.

Could the immune dysfunction that causes severe COVID in people with schizophrenia be what drives their psychotic symptoms?