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One dose of a Covid vaccine can almost halve transmission, study finds

A nurse Cindy Mendez wearing a protective mask holds a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem Hospital in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, February 25, 2021. Jeenah Moon | Reuters LONDON — A single dose of… Read More »

COVID-19 related to higher rates of mental illness, study finds

A new study suggests a link between COVID-19 and mental illness. The study, published in the British medical journal Lancet and written by psychiatrists from Oxford University and the global health research network TriNetX, examined over 44,000 people who had a diagnosis of COVID-19 and found that 18.1% were later diagnosed with a psychiatric illness… Read More »

Premature Relaxation of Social-Distancing Measures Undermines Gains Against COVID-19: US Study

Washington, October 6: A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has revealed that “premature” relaxation of the statewide physical-distancing measures that have been designed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have frequently resulted in an immediate reversal of public health gains against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the disease. According to the study, published in journal… Read More »