Pediatrics

Should kids get a COVID-19 vaccination?

Adolescents linger as the next frontier in vaccinating the U.S. population. Unlike with the adults, however, hesitancy about the vaccination takes on a different form: It's not just up to the person whose arm experiences ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is "getting worse, not better," despite the secretive country's recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing ...

Pediatrics

Novavax starts COVID-19 vaccine trials on children

US biotech firm Novavax said Monday it had started clinical trials of its proposed COVID-19 vaccine on children, in a program that will involve up to 3,000 adolescents aged 12-17.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A method to assess COVID-19 transmission risks in indoor settings

Two MIT professors have proposed a new approach to estimating the risks of exposure to Covid-19 under different indoor settings. The guideline they developed suggests a limit for exposure time, based on the number of people, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Brain fog' can linger with long-haul COVID

As researchers work to learn more about COVID-19 and so-called long-haulers, a new study suggests "brain fog" can persist and even worsen for those who were infected months before.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New research provides insight Into COVID-19 immunity

Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to COVID-19, according to a new study involving a Rutgers research scientist.

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