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In the future, all athletes may wear neck bands.

Breakthrough cases represent 0.008% of the fully vaccinated population and are in line with expectations because the approved vaccines in the U.S. are not 100% effective.

A professor has suggested that press coverage could make people believe they have the condition, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

If you think that, with a 95 percent efficacy, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protects 95 of 100 people vaccinated, you’d be…

COVID long haulers have been breathlessly covered, but there’s nothing surprising about medically unexplained symptoms—or the reaction to them.

Track California's progress on distributing the coronavirus vaccine and see when you can get one using our interactive tracker.

A growing number of clinicians are on an urgent quest to find treatments for a frighteningly pervasive problem. They’ve had surprising early success.

Counties that score worst on measures of poverty, economic inequality, housing, food access, family structure, transportation, insurance and disability had far more cases and deaths from coronavirus in the first months of the pandemic.

The system makes it difficult for counties to reserve vaccine appointments and allows wealthier people to take advantage, L.A. County officials say.

A widely cited stat about death rates seems to argue otherwise, but it's surely incorrect. So how'd it end up in the research literature?

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Standby list to connect vaccines with patients

Learn more about why Black people and people of color have vaccine hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine and what we can do to build back trust.

Contested illnesses pose extraordinary challenges for science journalists, because the scientific consensus we aim to present simply doesn’t exist for most questions. Science journalists thus have a heavy lift figuring out what the science truly says and making sure they neither elevate fringe views nor suppress legitimate arguments. And because patients are so vulnerable, sensitivity is key.

A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California has recovered from Covid-19 after receiving monoclonal antibody therapy and other treatments.

By David Tuller, DrPH The relationship between what is being called long-Covid and ME/CFS (and its variants) is complex. The conditions overlap in ways that are poorly understood, and the mechanisms through which they produce such significant disabilities remain elusive. As the coronavirus pandemic enters its second ye

The NHS must learn from its mistakes with other post-viral conditions such as ME/CFS – more research is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Some patients could be living with the aftereffects for years to come. Recent research into another persistent, mysterious disease might help us understand how to treat them.

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California has a blueprint for reducing COVID-19 in the state with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities. Understand your county’s status Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its test positivity and adjusted case rate. At a minimum, counties must remain in a tier for at least 3 […]

Online marketplace for medical supplies will allow continent to buy in bulk and lower costs, says South Africa’s president

You don’t have to sanitize your apples anymore, but you do have to wear a mask

More than 75 percent of children dying from covid-19 are minorities, a finding that echoes disproportionate death rates among adults.

Older adults’ experiences with everyday ageism

Fifty years ago, few scientists believed a drug could fight viruses with low side effects. Then Gertrude Elion showed the doubters "what I could do on my own."

How to make indoor air safer (but not necessarily safe) during the pandemic.