Long COVID risk significantly higher in unvaccinated: Study A cohort study found that the risk of developing persistent post–COVID-19 symptoms, or long COVID, was significantly higher in unvaccinated participants and those initially hit harder by the virus. The research, published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, showed that six months after onset, long-COVID participants had a significantly higher risk of pulmonary, diabetes, neurological, and mental health issues than they did preinfection.Read More
Vaccinated moms’ breast milk may protect babies from COVID-19 University of Florida researchers have provided additional evidence that the breast milk of mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 helps protect infants too young to receive the vaccine. The findings, published January 12 in the Journal of Perinatology, found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the stool of infants who consumed this breast milk.Read More
Severe COVID-19 outweighs rare post-vaccination myocarditis risk Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital investigated the immune response of young adults who developed myocarditis after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The study, published January 4 in the journal Circulation, indicated that the risk of developing severe disease from acute COVID-19 infection significantly outweighed the rare risk of post-vaccine myocarditis.Read More
COVID-19 vaccine appears safe for children following MIS-C Children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) reported no serious complications, including myocarditis or reoccurrence of MIS-C. The NIH-funded observational study, published January 3 in the journal JAMA Network Open, indicates that it is safe to get a vaccine after having had MIS-C.Read More
Mechanism revealed for COVID-19-related loss of smell Duke Health scientists and collaborators have discovered an inflammatory mechanism that helps explain COVID-19-related loss of smell, and possibly other long COVID symptoms. The finding, published December 21 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, provides insight into a problem that has plagued millions who have not recovered their sense of smell following COVID-19 infection.Read More