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White House Announces Resources to Support Individuals with Long COVID

The Biden-Harris administration marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Can a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Help Protect Liver Transplant Patients?

An extra booster dose raised antibody levels in one third of people with organ transplants, but many remain unprotected.

Hepatitis B Study Revisits Link Between Tenofovir and COVID-19

Previous studies of the association between tenofovir and COVID-19 outcomes in people with HIV have yielded mixed results.

Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People

In the wake economic crisis caused by COVID-19, Medicaid now covers nearly 1 in 4 Americans.

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective in U.S. Trial

The protein subunit vaccine provides 100% protection against moderate or severe disease, hospitalization and death.
One of five mobile health clinics deployed for the NIH-funded INTEGRA study

NIH-Funded Study Tests “One-Stop” Mobile Clinics to Deliver HIV, Substance Use Care

Mobile clinics could be innovative strategy for expanding access to care and providing uninterrupted treatment for people who inject drugs.

CDC Reports Rare Breakthrough COVID Cases Among Fully Vaccinated

While the number of breakthrough cases is not trivial, it represents a miniscule proportion of people who are fully vaccinated.

Oral Antiviral Drug Effective Against COVID-19 in Hamsters

Molnupiravir, first developed for hepatitis C, might be able to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of a clinical setting.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Responses to be Studied in People with Immune Deficits

People with immune deficiency may not respond as well to vaccines but could still gain some protection.
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U.S. Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

The CDC and FDA confirmed that the vaccine is safe, and said the recent pause should be lifted for all groups.
Mark Buchanan of Roopville, Georgia, is wheeled down a hallway by his wife, Melissa, at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in January.

COVID Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants

So far, the rise in COVID-related transplants has not dramatically affected the existing waiting lists for organs.
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Recovering From COVID-19

An activist and singer living with HIV recounts how she and her mother overcame COVID-19.

Fatty Liver Disease, More Than Obesity, Linked to Severe COVID-19

People with both obesity and liver steatosis were at greater risk for hospitalization with COVID-19.

Cancer Patients and Transplant Recipients Need Both COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

Natural immunity and vaccine responses may be weaker in people with immune suppression, so they should get their second dose promptly.

After a Year of COVID-19, Light at the End of the Tunnel

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop in the United States, but a global pandemic cannot be defeated in one country.
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