HIV & AIDS
HIV may not worsen COVID-19 outlook
People with HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19 didn't have worse results than COVID-19 patients without HIV, new research shows.
Jul 3, 2020
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News tagged with immunocompromised patients
Immunology
Study: Booster dose of mRNA COVID vaccine prompts strong T cell response in immunocompromised patients
People with an impaired immune system can achieve a relatively robust response against SARS-CoV-2 if they get a booster shot, scientists in Sweden have found in a clinical trial that administered extra mRNA shots to patients ...
Vaccination
Study suggests additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for immunocompromised patients
Additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine are recommended for immunocompromised patients, especially for organ transplant recipients who are least able to make antibodies to fight off coronavirus, say experts in The BMJ today.
Mar 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 booster vaccine doses strengthen immunity in blood cancer patients, shows study
Research by the University of Southampton into the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people with lymphoma has shown that repeated vaccination increases their ability to prevent infection from the virus, particularly after ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Medications
Antibodies for prevention of COVID-19 granted FDA emergency use authorization
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination which protects against COVID-19, discovered ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Medications
Study investigates how antiviral treatment promotes emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants
Do patients with prolonged infections contribute to the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants? A research team from the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) has investigated ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Vaccination
Immunocompromised dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Patients receiving in-hospital dialysis treatment for kidney disease produce a larger neutralizing antibody response when given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID vaccines might not protect certain cancer patients
People with cancers of the blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes are at an increased risk of not making protective coronavirus antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, a new study warns.
Apr 12, 2021
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Medications
Researchers identify remdesivir-resistant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus in immunocompromised patient
A team of scientists at the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health has identified a remdesivir-resistant variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in an immunocompromised patient who was being treated with ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Vaccination
Do you need another COVID-19 booster?
As the U.S. enters its third year of the pandemic, COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high thanks to the highly transmissible omicron variant.
Jan 5, 2022
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