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People With Substance Use Disorders May be at Higher Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections

Co-occurring health disorders appear to contribute to increased risk, NIH study suggests.

Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a COVID Shot or Move Down on Waitlist

A growing number of transplant programs are barring patients who refuse COVID vaccines or giving them lower priority on waiting lists.
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Oral Antiviral Drug Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalization in Half

Molnupiravir reduces severe illness and death, but it must be started within days after developing symptoms.

Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ Ever Face the Music?

A steady stream of spurious claims about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments swirl around the public consciousness.

I Got a “Mild” COVID Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known.

I’d put my breakthrough case of COVID right up there with my worst bouts of flu.

CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Many

Recommendation includes people over 65, those with underlying medical conditions and those with occupational risk.

FDA Advisors Favor COVID Vaccine Booster for People 65 and Older

The committee voted against third shot for all adults, however, casting doubts on Biden’s booster plan.

FDA Grants Full Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Full approval could encourage more people to get vaccinated and raises the prospect of off-label use.

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U.S. OK’s Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People

The booster is recommended for organ transplant recipients, people receiving cancer treatment and people with advanced or untreated HIV.

NIH Launches Study of Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Trial will assess antibody response in people who did not respond to two-dose regimen.

New Concerns About Coronavirus Evolution in Immunosuppressed Patients

Experts call for heightened precautions and better, more intensive therapies for COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.

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.
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