Severe COVID-19: How Does Bodyweight Contribute to Risk of Contracting the Virus?

Medicine & Technology Apr 30, 2021

New research recently found that people who are considered to be in the upper portions of the 'healthy' body mass index or BMI range are at higher risk of contracting severe COVID-19.

WHO Reports Influenza Viruses Have Almost Vanished Globally During the Pandemic; Here's Why

Apr 30, 2021

Since COVID-19 started its worldwide transmission, cases of influenza viruses reported to the World Health Organization have plummeted to minuscule levels.

Passing Up Second Vaccine Dose Could Extend Pandemic Further, Say Researchers

Apr 29, 2021

Researchers say adults refusing to take the second dose of vaccines to stop the spread of COVID-19 could prolong the pandemic

Shift Work Likely to Increase Risk of COVID-19 Infection

Apr 29, 2021

New research recently found populations with shift work or those working on irregular hours are substantially more possible to become infected by COVID-19 than those who follow more traditional schedules at work.

COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: Blood Clots No Impact to Efficacy, Will Jabs Work for Mutant Variants?

Apr 29, 2021

Experts discuss the rare cases of blood clots linked to the COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Boy Dies of COVID-19 After Vaccinated Parents Take Him to Hawaii, Becomes as State's First Pediatric Death

Apr 28, 2021

Hawaii's Department of Health reported the first pediatric COVID-19 death of the state. It is a boy with underlying conditions who traveled with his vaccinated parents to Hawaii.

Pfizer Confirms at-Home COVID-19 Treatment in the Works

Apr 28, 2021

Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug may be available by the end of this year. The drug may stop COVID-19 from reproducing in the patient's nose, throat, and lungs.

News Stating Smokers, Vegetarians Less Susceptible to COVID-19 Debunked

Apr 28, 2021

Media reports recently came out quoting a CSIR survey that has gone viral on social media after it claimed that smokers and vegetarians are less susceptible to COVID-19.

NEC Corporation Supports Kenya's Fight Against COVID-19

Apr 27, 2021

Japanese multinational technology company NEC Corporation announces collaboration between its African arm NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and nonprofit organization Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), to provide a thermography camera in Kenya and help the nation in its fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19 Anosmia Cure Found? Smell Loss Can Be Treated Without Using Steroids, Experts Said

Apr 27, 2021

A group of olfactory experts said that smell therapy could help treat COVID-19 smell loss. They also advise against using steroids that might not work.

Pesticides Exposure Increases Susceptibility to COVID-19, Study Finds

Apr 27, 2021

A new study in human lung cells found a link between exposure to organophosphate pesticides and susceptibility to COVID-19, suggesting implications for veterans who were exposed to it during wartime.

Israel Investigates Link Between Heart Inflammation and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Apr 26, 2021

Israel's Health Ministry recently said it is currently investigating a small number of occurrences of heart inflammation as a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine side effect although it has not drawn any conclusions yet.

How Long Does COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Last?

Apr 26, 2021

Here is what researchers say about how long immunity will last after a COVID-19 vaccine.

Air Currents NOT Social Distancing Puts People at Risk of COVID-19, 6-Feet Policy Useless?

Apr 25, 2021

MIT researchers debunked policies by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on social distancing, as such won't pose as much a threat for COVID-19 transmission as air currents indoors.

CDC Recommends Resumption of Use of Jonhnson & Johnson Vaccine After Investigating Rare Blood Clotting Incidents

Apr 23, 2021

The CDC has recommended resumption of the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the United States after the stoppage of immunizations to investigate reports of rare blood clots.