Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant
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How well will COVID-19 vaccines handle coronavirus variants?
As new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 emerge, a slew of new studies...
Coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 will soon be dominant U.S. strain
A highly contagious coronavirus variant will become the dominant version of the virus in the...
Could delaying a second vaccine dose lead to new coronavirus strains?
Spiking COVID-19 cases, slow vaccine rollout and the emergence of more transmissible coronavirus variants in...
A new polio vaccine joins the fight to vanquish the disease
After decades of work and mass vaccination campaigns that have spared millions of children from...
Severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, CDC says
Out of the first 1.9 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United...
Despite COVID-19, 2020 featured some good health news
The year will not be remembered as a good one for human health. But some...
The new U.K. coronavirus variant is concerning. But don’t freak out
Coronavirus infections in part of the United Kingdom have rapidly taken center stage in the...
How the FDA-authorized Moderna COVID-19 vaccine compares to Pfizer’s
A second coronavirus vaccine has now joined the fight against COVID-19 in the United States....
50 years ago, urea showed promise as a sickle-cell treatment
Urea normalizes cells – Science News, December 19, 1970 Intravenous infusions of urea now appear...