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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What is long COVID? And what is my risk of getting it?

One of the surprising aspects of the pandemic is that symptoms can linger months after infection. This syndrome has been called "long COVID," and it's had a profound impact on many people's lives.

November 18, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
A new study suggests that white-tailed deer, like the one here, could carry the virus SARS-CoV-2 indefinitely and spread it back to humans periodically.

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  • Global Health

How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic

Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the world.

November 11, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
A graphic showing projected increasing vaccine stockpile.

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  • Global Health

Why low income countries are so short on COVID vaccines. Hint: It's not boosters

Wealthy countries keep buying way more doses than they need. New data shows just how much the stockpile of unused vaccine is growing.

November 10, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
A long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally masks some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the United States. The disease is hitting states in the Mountain West such as Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Northeast have dealt with a worrying surge in cases and hospitalizations.

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  • Health

COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches

The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines ward off a big surge over the holidays?

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
Rochelle dos Santos helps her daughter with physical therapy. Many children with congenital Zika disorder are physically disabled.

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  • Global Health

Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten

Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Mariana Lenharo
Gloria Clemons gives a COVID-19 vaccine to Navy veteran Perry Johnson at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill., in September.

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  • Health

Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. Here's the evidence

Are vaccinated people who get COVID as likely to spread the infection as unvaccinated people? Scientists don't think so.

October 12, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Palca
This photomicrograph depicts <em>Leishmania donovani</em> parasites contained within a canine bone marrow cell. O<em>ne of the more dangerous of 20 d</em>ifferent species of <em>Leishmania</em>,<em> L. <em>donovani </em>is endemic to parts of India, Africa, and South-West Asia.</em>

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  • Health

Flesh-Eating Parasites May Be Expanding Their Range As Climate Heats Up

Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to disfiguring varieties of the Leishmania parasite. Overtreatment can be a problem, too, experts warn.

June 25, 2021
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By:
  • Agostino Petroni
From left: A New Delhi woman waits in an observation room after getting the Covishield vaccine (the name used for the AstraZeneca vaccine in India) on May 26. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves a vaccination center after his first AstraZeneca dose on March 19. On March 9, Nairobi, Kenya, began vaccinating groups, including health care workers and older people, with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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  • Global Health

AstraZeneca's Rocky Rollout: The Woes Of The 'Vaccine For The World'

Oxford-AstraZeneca promised its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective, cheap and available worldwide. Five months after its launch, the path forward has been anything but smooth.

June 01, 2021
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  • Jason Beaubien
An older person receives their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Thika, Kenya. The vaccine's manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, announced this week that it will freeze all exports of the vaccine through the end of this year — leaving 20 million people in Africa without a source for their second dose.

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  • Global Health

20 Million Africans Are Due For Their 2nd COVID Shot. But There's No Supply In Sight

African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.

May 22, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: I Had COVID. Should I Get The Vaccine?

While natural infection does seem to provide some immunity, studies suggest that it is short term. Vaccination, on the other hand, provides more robust immunity.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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  • Global Health

New Coronavirus Detected In Patients At Malaysian Hospital; The Source May Be Dogs

A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University.

May 20, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vaccines more equitably.

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  • Global Health

What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?

President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.

May 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A phlebotomist draws blood at a free COVID-19 antibody testing event on Feb.17 in Pico Rivera, Calif.

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  • Your Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I Get My Antibodies Checked After I Get Vaccinated?

The short answer is — no. Immunology experts say there is little to be gained, for now, from an antibody test, for a number of reasons.

May 17, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
A light micrograph of a mature sporangium of a mucor fungus. India is seeing a rise in cases of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.

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  • Global Health

What Is 'Black Fungus'? And Why Is It Spreading Among India's COVID Patients?

Doctors say India's battle with COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented rise in mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection that preys on people with weakened immune systems.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Amit Sonawane, 35, an engineer at a district health office, gets his first vaccine dose in Palghar, India.

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  • Global Health

Will COVID-19 Vaccines Still Work Against The Variant From India?

A coronavirus variant is spreading quickly in India, causing a massive surge in cases. Scientists are rushing to see if vaccines will be effective against this variant. So far, the news is hopeful.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
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