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What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination
Sanjay Mishra, PhD, Vanderbilt University If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, maybe you figured you no longer need to worry about contracting the coronavirus.
Here’s why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Peter Chin-Hong, University of California, San Francisco Vaccinated people need to mask up again, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On
Third Pfizer vaccine shot can increase protection vs. Delta variant, data suggests
Pfizer on Wednesday released new data suggesting that the third dose of its vaccine can “strongly” add to the shield against the Delta variant —
COVID: the reason cases are rising among the double vaccinated – it’s not because vaccines aren’t working
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, University of Oxford Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, has announced that 40% of people admitted to hospital with COVID in
“Spreading like wildfire”: COVID-19 misinformation proliferates online as cases among unvaccinated surge
For another time, the Joe Biden administration on Sunday pointed fingers against social media platforms for the proliferation of COVID-19 misinformation amid the increasing virus
How effective is the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine?
William Petri, University of Virginia Maybe you’ve postponed your second COVID-19 vaccine appointment, whether because of scheduling hassles or general reluctance. But how safe are
Kids aren’t just littler adults – here’s why they need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine
Judy Martin, University of Pittsburgh Now that two-thirds of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
What’s in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist warns there are lots of dangerous components
Luke Montrose, Boise State University Something unusual happened this year in Idaho. Fire and health officials began issuing warnings about the health risks of wildfire
Add’l vaccine shot for immunocompromised? CDC to consider
Next week, a federal advisory panel is anticipated to study if healthcare workers will be permitted to provide additional vaccine doses against COVID-19 for immunocompromised