Tag: COVID
Who needs Paxlovid now? New guidelines suggest only highest-risk groups should...
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings....
WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air
The World Health Organization (WHO) and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread...
Severe COVID leads to higher risk of pulmonary fibrosis: research
For Vancouver resident Farrell Eckman, having a long conversation or attending a workout class without breaking into coughs is a major accomplishment. The 50-year-old is one...
Spring vaccine dose suggested to protect seniors in Canada from severe...
People 65 years of age and older may receive another dose of updated vaccine to protect against severe illness from COVID-19, Canada's advisory...
1 in 9 Canadian adults have experienced long-term COVID symptoms, StatsCan...
About one in nine Canadian adults have experienced long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday.That amounts to...
Virologist warns UK could see boom in Covid cases in the...
A professor has called for people to brace themselves for a “fairly large rise” in Covid cases this Christmas. While official data suggests...
How to spot Covid symptom that plays a ‘huge part’ in...
Dr Nighat Arif warned one specific symptom seems to play a “huge part” with the new Pirola variant.The TV doctor explained that the...
Covid symptoms in people who haven’t had the autumn booster
Previous research suggested that your vaccination status can determine the Covid symptoms you may experience.Now, a doctor has shared the latest signs she’s...
‘Five seconds of safety measures’ could significantly reduce your Covid risk
A team of researchers at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, looked into the risk of Covid infection based on changes in the amount...
New research offers clues to what causes long COVID — fuelling...
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings....
