The bivalent vaccine booster outperforms
Solid data now up for the bivalent BA.5 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, says Eric Topol: “we now have extensive data that is quite encouraging — better and broader than expected — that I’m going to briefly review here”
(tags: sars-cov-2 covid-19 vaccines eric-topol medicine health)
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
Current state of research into Long COVID, courtesy of Nature Reviews Microbiology.
Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems. At least 65 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have long COVID, with cases increasing daily. Biomedical research has made substantial progress in identifying various pathophysiological changes and risk factors and in characterizing the illness; further, similarities with other viral-onset illnesses such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome have laid the groundwork for research in the field. In this Review, we explore the current literature and highlight key findings, the overlap with other conditions, the variable onset of symptoms, long COVID in children and the impact of vaccinations. Although these key findings are critical to understanding long COVID, current diagnostic and treatment options are insufficient, and clinical trials must be prioritized that address leading hypotheses.
(tags: long-covid covid-19 health medicine reviews nature papers)