Top 10 Infectious Disease News posts of 2021
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We compiled a list of the 10 most-read Healio | Infectious Disease News articles from 2021.
10: Pfizer vaccine appears effective against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
Before there was an omicron variant, before there was even a delta variant, in January, Pfizer reported that its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be effective against most emerging variants. Read more.
9: Evidence does not support boosters for general public, experts argue
Although COVID-19 booster doses are now widely recommended, in September, experts argued that evidence did not support them. Read more.
8: Reports: US will recommend COVID-19 booster doses for most Americans
In August, the Biden administration was ready to recommend boosters for most Americans. Read more.
7: Will we need COVID-19 booster shots?
Another story about boosters, this one from April, after the heads of Pfizer and Moderna said their messenger RNA vaccines were showing evidence of waning efficacy after 6 months. Read more.
6: Final analysis shows Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 100% protective against severe disease
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine showed waning efficacy against older variants, such as alpha and beta. Read more.
5: Monoclonal antibody combination reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths by nearly 80%
Brii Biosciences released phase 3 data on the combination of two monoclonal antibody treatments that reduced hospitalizations and deaths by nearly 80%. Read more.
4: What will COVID-19 look like in the fall for unvaccinated Americans?
In June, we spoke with experts about what the fall might look like for people who remain unvaccinated. Read more.
3: Q&A: Why are COVID-19 cases declining in the US?
In February, there was a 5-week trend in which COVID-19 cases continued to decline. We spoke with experts to understand why. Read more.
2: CDC: Fully vaccinated people do not have to quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
In February, the CDC announced that people who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer had to quarantine if they came into contact with someone with a confirmed case. Read more.
1: Q&A: Can fully vaccinated people develop long COVID?
We asked Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, FASN, the director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center and chief of the research and development service at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, if people who are fully vaccinated are still at risk for developing long COVID. Read more.
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