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By Syndicated Content By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Here is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Air pollution makes severe COVID worse Dirty air contributes to COVID-19 severity, according to a study from one of America’s most polluted cities. Researchers who studied 2,038 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Detroit area found those who needed intensive care and machines to help them breathe were more likely to live in neighborhoods with hi...

Real-world evidence SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines work and help prevent worst outcomes Researchers in the United States have conducted a study demonstrating the real-world effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 and Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccines at preventing hospitalizations due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The prospective observational case-control study showed that the vaccines were approximately 87% effective at preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations. The study was conducted by the “Influenza and Other Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network” at 18 geographically dispersed sit...

July 13, 2021 published at 2:09 AMReuters People line up for nucleic acid testing at a makeshift testing site in a park following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, on a polluted day in Daxing district of Beijing, China, on Jan 26, 2021. Reuters July 12 - Here is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Air pollution makes severe Covid worse Dirty air contributes to Covid-19 severity, according to a study from one of America's most polluted cities. Research...

The claim: Emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci 'lied' about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 The recent release of hundreds of Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has become fodder for online misinformation. Social media users have claimed Fauci's emails contain the origins of the coronavirus (false) and show that he knew face masks were ineffective at preventing the virus' spread (missing context). Others have falsely claimed the emails, which The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News obtained through a Freedom of Information Act reque...

by Bill Snyder The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) has been awarded a major federal grant to lead a national trial of treatments targeting the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Comprised of the hormones renin, angiotensin and aldosterone, RAAS is essential for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can disrupt this system, resulting in life-threatening complications, including pulmonary edema, thromboembolic complications and severe cardiac injury. Se...