Researchers are now testing the blood of patients who have been immunized with new strains of Covid-19 to test the effectiveness of it. They are so far finding a reduction in neutralizing activity by up to three-fold, but there is still quite a bit of protection for those who get the vaccine versus someone who...

As new COVID-19 variants emerge that are potentially more contagious, specialists say that masks are more important than ever because they will lower the spread of the virus regardless of the variant. “The variants do not affect the type of mask you need to wear. It does affect the importance of wearing a mask and...

Your favorite spectacles could also be one of your new defenses against contracting the novel coronavirus, according to a recent study conducted by researchers in China. This investigation looked at the proportion of glasses wearers with Covid-19 versus the general population of glasses wearers in the area, and the findings may surprise you. The study,...

They say two heads are better than one, but can the same be said for masks? The answer is yes, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. “So, if you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be...

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James RothwellTue, January 19, 2021, 10:47 AM Israel’s coronavirus tsar has warned that the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine offers less protection than expected, as he blamed the country’s surge in Covid cases partly on the new British variant. Nachman Ash said many Israelis had caught Covid in between their first and second doses...

January 18, 202111:50 AM ET Richard Harris Twitter 3-Minute Listen Download Researchers are making progress in understanding the human immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the vaccine to prevent COVID-19. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Source As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, three big questions loom. First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease?...

There’s some good news for those who’ve already been infected with the coronavirus. By Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Jan 15, 2021, 9:20am EST For the nearly 100 million people around the world who’ve been infected with the coronavirus, new science offers some comfort: Reinfections appear to be rare, and you may be protected from Covid-19 for at...