Respiratory Infections News

Researchers estimated that more than 200 million people globally suffer from long-term effects of COVID-19, according to a recent study.

CHICAGO — Although questions remain regarding SARS-CoV-2, including the number of boosters a person will eventually require and how to manage patients with long COVID, physicians have learned a lot about the virus.

Moderna announced today that it has submitted a request to the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged as young as 6 months.

DENVER — A study of immunocompromised children found that most mounted an immune response after two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which increased modestly after a third dose, researchers reported at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

LISBON, Portugal — In this video, Luke B. Snell, MD, MSc, MBBS, from Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London, explains the case of a patient who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 for 505 consecutive days — thought to be a record.

LISBON, Portugal — A study conducted among health care workers in the United Kingdom demonstrated that longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produced higher antibody levels, researchers reported here.

LISBON, Portugal — The average number of daily COVID-19 deaths is 6% higher on weekends compared with weekdays, according to a global study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

LISBON, Portugal — In this video, virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, discusses the steps she is taking to safely attend the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in person.

LISBON, Portugal — The risk for death from COVID-19 is three to four times higher than it is from influenza among hospitalized patients requiring oxygen therapy, researchers found.

LISBON, Portugal — A fully vaccinated and boosted health care worker tested positive for the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 just 20 days after testing positive for the delta variant, researchers reported here.