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While COVID-19 transmission remains low in the US, health experts are anxious about the potential for a big summer wave as two factors seem set for a collision course: a lull in infection activity that suggests protective responses have likely waned in the population, and a new SARS-CoV-2 variant with an infectious advantage over other variants.
About 48% of fully vaccinated COVID patients suffered kidney damage during their infection, compared with 42% unvaccinated patients. But nearly 16% of unvaccinated patients had kidney damage so severe they required dialysis, compared with 11% of vaccinated patients.
A nurse from Surrey who treated cancer patients for nearly 40 years has revealed how Covid-19 convinced her to make a drastic career change and open a bookshop. Dawn Brewer, 60, described how things getting "pretty rough" during the pandemic caused her to reassess the job she loved and start anew.
After federal health officials made abrupt changes to US Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women last month, there’s new confusion and uncertainty about who can get the shots — and some reports that patients were turned away when they tried to get vaccinated.
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President Trump joked that Iranian officials killed in Israel's airstrike clearly did not die of an illness, warning that Iran should have heeded his warning.
Researchers discovered that several of Winter’s antibodies were able to clamp onto the virus’s “S2 subunit” and freeze it in place, preventing it from changing into the shape it needs to infect human cells. In animal trials, the antibodies provided strong protection against the virus, even in small doses.
According to government data, since January 1, 2025, 13,604 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported from across the country and 108 deaths
Immigration raids have had a profound chilling effect in parts of the city, with Angelenos staying home from work, school and other outings.