More articles about: COVID-19 Vaccine

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Mask Use Low When People Visit With Friends

While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities, study shows.
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Confused About What to Do After a COVID Test or Exposure? Start Here

Do you have to quarantine if you’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine? Who has to go into isolation after a coronavirus exposure, and for how long? A handy guide.
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Addressing the Cumulative Cost of COVID-19 for Communities of Color

Two translational research social scientists offer six practical solutions to follow.
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COVID-19 Antibody Tests, Even Rapid Finger Pricks, are Effective, New Study Finds

A new study finds antibody tests, including rapid finger prick tests, effective in determining previous COVID-19 infection.
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Who Gets a Shot First?

While supplies are limited, experts ponder how to get the COVID-19 vaccines to those who need them most.
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When COVID Strikes a Family

The coronavirus felt like a distant threat, until an entire family experienced it firsthand.
A health care worker on a COVID-19 unit during the early months of the pandemic.
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Leading the Way in Practical Treatment of COVID-19

A Michigan Medicine team has created online guidelines for therapies and practical treatments for COVID-19.
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Big Shift Seen in High-Risk Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination

Black, Hispanic and chronically ill adults over 50 are much more likely to say they’ll get the COVID-19 vaccine than before, showing a reduction in vaccine hesitancy in just three months.
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COVID Vaccines: Does it Matter Which One You Get?

Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson – with more COVID vaccines available, does it matter which one you get? An expert on COVID variants discusses the available vaccines.
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How COVID-19 has Disrupted Children’s Dental Care

Dentist appointments for kids have been harder to come by during the pandemic, with children Medicaid coverage facing greater barriers to care than those with private insurance.
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COVID-19 Becomes Focus of Medical Student’s CNN Internship

For Gina Yu, her initial exposure to the pandemic wasn’t from the bedside, but from within the media news storm.
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Returning to In-Person School During COVID-19

As many schools prepare to restart in-person learning, many parents and teachers have questions. Pediatric experts discuss what to know about returning to in-person school during COVID-19.
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Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine hesitancy is a real issue that could obstruct our ability to get COVID-19 under control. Here, experts provide tips for convincing more people to get vaccinated when they can.
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Your Smartphone Can Help Fight COVID. Here’s How.

COVID-19 vaccine reaction trackers and exposure alerts are just two of the ways to use the smartphone in your pocket against the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 Variants: What Do New Mutations to SARS-CoV-2 Mean?

Mutations to the Sars-CoV-2 virus are resulting in new variant strains including B.1.1.7. What do these changes mean for efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic?