Dr. Stuart Cohen, Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at UC Davis Medical Center, explains why the COVID-19 Delta variant is more easily transmitted than previous variants, how masks should still play a role in keeping you safe (even…
How do COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work? COVID-19 mRNA vaccines deliver directions, in the form of messenger RNA, or mRNA, so cells make the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This protein educates our immune system, so it produces antibodies that can neutralize similar…
A conversation about COVID-19 vaccine concerns with Mount Sinai colleagues Bernard Camins, MD, and Gopi Patel, MD, from Infection Prevention; Jemilat Siju, DNP, Nursing; and Anne Dickerson, Administration. Disclaimer: All individuals in the video are fully vaccinated.
While Covid-19 vaccinations are highly effective at preventing hospitalizations or death from the virus, they’re not foolproof in preventing infection. This poses problems for events like the Olympics and raises broader questions about immunity in the long term. Photo: David…
A CDC expert panel met Thursday to discuss the small risk of rare side effects linked to some COVID-19 vaccines. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reviewed cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder associated with the single-dose Johnson…
A THV11 VERIFY viewer asked, “Is there evidence to verify the average immunity level and length of immunity of people who have had COVID?” ,VACCINES ARE COMPLETELY FREE AND THEY’RE WIDELY AVAILABLE ACROSS THE STATE >>. EXPERTS SAY ONE OF…
