One in four children with COVID-19 symptoms develop “long COVID,” according to data pooled from 21 earlier studies conducted in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Also, according to a study reported on March 14 in JAMA Pediatrics, women who wish to pass protective antibodies induced by COVID-19 vaccines to their babies via breast milk should opt for the mRNA shots from Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech.
COVID-19 Brief: Omicron Mutating, Lasting Longer and Killing Faster
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Clinical Trials, CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 booster shots, COVID-19 shots, COVID-19 Vaccines, Covid-19 Variants, Houston, Israel, Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (J&J), Omicron (B.1.1.529) (South Africa), Plastic, R&D, Sinovac, Skin, Surfaces, Texas, Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca), Washington, World Health OrganizationTwo cases of a subvariant of the Omicron variant were identified in Washington state. Two cases were also identified in Houston.
NYC first responders have high Covid-19 rates; public surfaces may hold clues to virus spread
Apps, Cancer, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Emergency medical technicians (EMTs), Emergency medical workers, Firefighters, First Responders, New York City, Novel Coronavirus, Public surfaces, SurfacesA roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19 shows that New York City first responders have high Covid-19 rates.