July 08, 2021

WHO chief says world is at ‘perilous point’ with death toll likely to be underestimated.

All the data so far shows the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious disease or hospitalization, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Vaccination is also imperative to preventing mutations, he added.

During a White House Covid team briefing Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, urged Americans to get the vaccine. Dr. Fauci said, “It will protect you against the surging of the delta variant."

Conservatives are balking at the idea of President Joe Biden's new federal "surge teams" deployed to COVID hotspots to help contain outbreaks and increase vaccinations.

Injectable biomaterial vaccines designed to magnetically capture pathogen-associated molecular patterns protect mice and pigs against septic shock from lethal bacterial infections.

Low vaccination rates among U.S. Black and Latino communities are caused by cultural factors and an inequitable health care system.

Nearly two dozen New Hampshire parents are suing three school districts over student mask policies.

The U.S., which just celebrated the Fourth of July, is headed toward a "dangerous" fall when the delta variant is expected to cause another surge in new cases.

Many prison guards are hesitant to get vaccinated despite encouragements from the state facilities. Low vaccination rates of guards threatens prison safety and efficacy.

This Perspective discusses possible future patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the development of variants, potential changes in the patterns of spread and the implications for vaccine deployment and the potential consequences of these issues for the development of policy.

The analysis looked at data from 150,000 COVID-19 inpatients from 558 U.S. hospitals from March to August of 2020.

The overall risk of death is around two in a million children, scientists looking at England's data estimate.

New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain.

A global network of researchers was formed to investigate the role of human genetics in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity; this paper reports 13 genome-wide significant loci and potentially actionable mechanisms in response to infection.

Loci in the human genome that influence vulnerability to COVID.

Genome studies have discovered some genetic risk factors for disease — and could point to treatments.

A growing share of infections among unvaccinated youths in countries with high vaccination rates is putting the spotlight on the role of young people in the pandemic.

U.S. children are experiencing far less boredom, stress and anger than they did in March 2020, according to parents' reports of their children's emotions.

Brazil has the second highest Covid death toll in the world, with pressure growing on its leader.

As Wisconsin health officials work to get more residents vaccinated against the coronavirus, a mass vaccination effort is also happening in the state’s mink industry. The state Department of Agriculture, […]

The ban is the latest blow to the troubled Olympics, already delayed by a year because of the pandemic.