Which ‘Fit Hacks’ for KN95 and Surgical Masks Hold Up to Testing?
Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that ...
Tag: COVID-19
Quick COVID Breathalyzer Could Allow Mass Screening in Public Places
According to experts, bringing an end to the pandemic will require rapid screening of people attending large gatherings, such as ...
CDC Expands Airport COVID-19 Biosurveillance Project with XpresCheck
XpresSpa Group, Inc. has announced the extension of their initial $2 million airport-based biosurveillance program with the Centers for Disease ...
Three Doses of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Effective Against Hospitalizations for Omicron and Delta
A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that mRNA booster shots (either Pfizer ...
COVID-19 Crisis in Los Angeles: Why Activating ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ is Crucial for Overwhelmed Hospitals
In Los Angeles County, ambulance crews are being told to conserve oxygen and to not take certain trauma and cardiac ...
‘Crisis Standards of Care’ During COVID Surge Involve Excruciating Choices for Hospital Staff
As the omicron variant brings a new wave of uncertainty and fear, I can’t help reflecting back to March 2020, ...
How Effective Are Vaccines Against Omicron?
The pandemic has brought many tricky terms and ideas from epidemiology into everyone’s lives. Two particularly complicated concepts are vaccine ...
Tom Inglesby Joins White House COVID-19 Response Team
Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, will ...
Biodefense and Countering Disease with Neutralizing Antibodies
After screening a large, diverse library of synthetic nanobodies, Sandia researchers identified and evaluated several potent nanobodies that can protect ...
Rapid Tests Play Crucial Role in Curbing COVID-19 Infections as People Gather for Holidays
As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered another worrying phase. Emergence of ...
Streamlined Tool Could Help Reduce Airborne Exposure to COVID in Homes
Leveraging ventilation and filtration has been an underutilized strategy for many residents throughout the pandemic because of the technical know-how ...
Let’s Not Forget About the Other Respiratory Viruses
With all the focus on COVID-19, let’s not forget about rhinoviruses, influenza, RSV, and adenoviruses. With coronaviruses taking over our ...
Vaccinated People Clear COVID Faster, Less Time with High Virus Levels
A vaccinated person is less likely to get COVID in the first instance, is less contagious, and is contagious for ...
Does AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine Give Longer-Lasting Protection Than mRNA Shots?
Last week, AstraZeneca’s chief executive officer said the company’s COVID vaccine may provide longer-lasting protection than mRNA vaccines like Pfizer’s, ...
Will Omicron Be More Contagious Than Delta?
A virus evolution expert explains what researchers know and what they don’t about the new coronavirus variant of concern. A ...
How Well Do Covid Vaccines Hold Up Over Time? Macaque Study Shows Decline in Lung Protection
The findings point to the need for mRNA-1273 booster vaccination to sustain high-level and rapid protection in the lung and ...
Air Force Medics Continue COVID-19 Response in Civilian U.S. Hospitals
Even with the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine to significantly reduce the chances of severe illness and hospitalizations, there are ...
Why You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests in the U.S.
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling: ...
Why Moderna Won’t Share Rights to the COVID-19 Vaccine with the Government That Paid for Its Development
A quiet monthslong legal fight between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents recently ...
UCSD Develops Rapid Coronavirus ‘SENSR’ Using CRISPR Technology
Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a ...
