For now, the “long-term COVID-19 symptoms” that scientists are concerned about do exist, but their duration is uncertain, given that COVID-19 is only a little over two years old. Scientists believe that while it is not clear COVID – 19 for hospitalized patients with serious influence can last long, but can be seen from the […]

The CENTERS for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued its strongest guidance to date urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The guidance comes as more than 250,000 novel coronavirus infections have been reported in pregnant women, including 22,000 hospitalizations, according to the CDC. A recent study showed no increased risk of miscarriage […]

After weeks in free fall, new Covid-19 cases are starting to level off in the US, as the BA.2 subvariant continues its ascent. BA.2 caused about 35% of cases in the US last week, up from 22% the week before, according to new estimates from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which […]

Patients are divided into several categories based on age, whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, whether they have co-immunodeficiency, and various clinical risk factors including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: Priority in the first category: immunosuppressed patients (whether or not vaccinated); Patients over 75 years of age who have not been vaccinated or patients […]

Pandemic restrictions are being lifted with alacrity across Europe despite many countries experiencing a record surge in coronavirus cases and concerns about the failure to vaccinate many people considered vulnerable to the disease. Germany’s parliament voted to loosen restrictions in public places across the country. The government wants to let Germany’s 16 states decide for […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is being tested most severely in the United States, for both ordinary Americans and health care workers. No matter you are in a largely rural area of the United States or an international metropolis, although cities and villages are not closed down like in China, everyone seems to feel that there is […]

China’s NMPA has conditionally approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid, making it the first oral pill specifically developed to treat the disease cleared in the country. The drug was approved for the treatment of adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 and a high risk of progression to severe disease. This includes the elderly, and people with […]

With Omicron variant BA.2 surge again, should we need 4th COVID-19 booster? Even though most scientists eagerly await more data to come in, some countries are moving forward with recommending a fourth vaccine booster shot for specific groups of vulnerable people. In the U.S., the CDC has recommended that all adults who are moderately or […]

As we all know, in the past three years, China’s control of the Coronavirus epidemic has been excellent. China is witnessing a dramatic spike in daily cases with over 5,000 reported on Tuesday, the biggest in 2 years. Out of 31 provinces in China, 28 have reported coronavirus cases since the past week. The Chinese […]

“I can’t smell anything for the last four days”.” I lost my sense of smell and taste and have some difficulty to see which one is hot and which one is cold for what I drink.”This is not the first time we have seen people complaining of a loss of sense of smell and taste […]