Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Low plasma vitamin D levels emerged as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in a large population-based study. COVID-19 positive participants were 50% more likely to have low versus normal 25 (OH) D …
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Editor’s Note: Find the latest news and guidance from COVID-19 at the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 can mean weeks-long illness, even in young adults and those without chronic conditions who have mild illness and are receiving outpatient treatment, according to today’s survey results. Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report from …
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Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance on Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories that Medscape editors around the world think you need to know today: Antibodies drop rapidly Antibody levels in patients with mild COVID-19, the disease level that most people have, appear to …
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The coronavirus pandemic is still rapidly spreading worldwide, infecting more than 14.44 million people. With more than 188 countries and territories affected, scientists are competing to develop a vaccine against coronavirus 2 for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). One of the forerunners in …
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A new study involving more than 92,000 COVID-19 patients in Brazil shows that the odds of serious illness, ventilatory support requirement, and death are reduced with a trivalent recent flu shot. This seems to indicate that these vaccines should be used as widely as possible to reduce the risk of …
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