Tag: Antibodies
Setting the Record Straight on Covid Variants and Reinfections
Alas, this current situation, where some are newly susceptible to infection while others remain protected, is no friend…
Inside a Campaign to Get Medicare Coverage for a New Alzheimer’s Drug
In the interview, Mr. Johns echoed these explanations. Asked if association officials had communicated with Biogen since Medicare’s…
Should You Get a 4th Covid Shot?
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.As…
Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates
While health surveillance is weak, he acknowledged, Sierra Leoneans have the recent, terrible experience of Ebola, which killed…
High Demand for Drug to Prevent Covid in the Vulnerable, Yet Doses Go Unused
Sasha Mallett, Sue Taylor and Kimberly Cooley all have immune deficiencies that make them especially vulnerable to Covid-19,…
How Long After Having Covid Can I Get a Booster Shot?
But if you’re currently dealing with an active infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends waiting…
Why Nasal Covid Vaccines May Make Better Boosters
HYDERABAD, India — On the outskirts of this centuries-old Indian city, a world away from its congested roads…
How Omicron’s Mutations Allow It To Thrive
Because an immunocompromised host doesn’t produce a lot of antibodies, many viruses are left to propagate. And new…
How Does Getting a Breakthrough Covid Case Affect My Immunity?
Experts also caution against trying to get infected on purpose as a way to gain hybrid immunity. “I…