Practice Impact

Most Inmates Have Had Their Covid Shots — But Their Guards Likely Haven’t

Jul 13, 2021

Hesitancy about the vaccines among prison staffers has led to a striking disparity: Inmates are better protected than corrections officials.

As Covid Vaccinations Slow, Parts of the US Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Jul 12, 2021

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

California’s Highest Covid Infection Rates Shift to Rural Counties

Jul 12, 2021

As vaccination rates rise across the state, the overall numbers of covid cases and deaths have plunged. But health officials are still reporting nearly 1,000 new cases and more than two dozen deaths a day. So, where does covid continue to simmer in California? And why?

Covid-19: 1-in-4 U.S. Hospital Deaths Linked to Caseload Surges

Jul 9, 2021

Close to 6,000 early pandemic deaths may have been avoided, NIH study found Roughly 1-in-4...

Covid-19: 1-in-3 Patients Reported Long-Hauler Symptoms

Jul 9, 2021

Lingering fatigue, loss of taste and smell reported most often Close to a third of people who...

Covid-19: CoronaVac Vaccine Highly Effective for Preventing Hospitalization, Death

Jul 9, 2021

Vaccine proved 66% effective for preventing disease in real-world study from Chile Real-world data...

New Research Finds J&J Vaccine Has Muscle Against Covid’s Delta Variant

Jul 9, 2021

The data is reassuring to people who got this shot.

Covid-19: Internal Medicine Nurses Had Highest Risk for Infection in Early Pandemic

Jul 8, 2021

ICU worker risk was similar to hospital telephone operators Among health care workers in Italy...

Covid-19: Breakthrough Infections Involve Lower Viral Load Following mRNA Vaccination

Jul 6, 2021

Vaccinated people less likely to infect others, study findings suggest Partial or full vaccination...

Covid-19: Protein-Based Vax Safe, Highly Effective, Study Finds

Jul 5, 2021

Efficacy similar to that reported for mRNA vaccines Peer-reviewed findings from a phase III trial...

Covid’s Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries

Jul 2, 2021

Even after recovering from covid, many patients experience respiratory or other problems and, since this effect of the virus is so unpredictable, medical experts aren’t sure when it is safe to undergo elective surgery. But medical experts are setting up guidelines.

Covid-19: mRNA Vaccines Convey Long-Lasting Protection, Study Finds

Jul 1, 2021

Booster doses may not be needed by many for years, or ever, findings suggest New research offers...

Covid 19: Thrombosis After mRNA Vax Rare, But Possible

Jul 1, 2021

Authors detail a case of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after mRNA-1273 vaccination Although...

Covid-19: New Reports of Vaccine Linked Myocarditis

Jul 1, 2021

Most cases were in younger males, and most were mild Two case reports describe acute myocarditis...

The WHO Didn’t Reverse Its Position on Kids and Covid Vaccines

Jul 1, 2021

The World Health Organization this week updated its guidance on children and covid vaccinations — but in a different way than alleged in a viral social media post.