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A cell phone app used in the UK has helped researchers track many of the symptoms of the syndrome known as ‘long Covid.’ Brian Garibaldi, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, says this data provides just one part …
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Anchor lead: Does getting a vaccine help people who have long term symptoms after Covid-19 infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some people who’ve reported long term symptoms of Covid-19 infection and have gotten a vaccine against the virus report that their …
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Anchor lead: Can monoclonal antibodies help transplant patients avoid severe Covid-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve received an organ transplant don’t respond effectively to Covid-19 vaccines, a study by Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has …
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Anchor lead: How risky is Covid-19 for transplant recipients? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve gotten organ transplants experienced more severe Covid-19 disease than many others at the beginning of the pandemic, but Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: People whose immune systems aren’t completely functional may have more Covid-19 worries, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve gotten organ transplants take medicines to keep their immune systems from rejecting the organ, and this unfortunately also dampens their response …
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Anchor lead: People who’ve had organ transplants and been vaccinated against Covid-19 must exercise caution, Elizabeth Tracey reports Most people who receive vaccines against Covid-19 produce robust antibody responses, clinical trials show. Not so for those who have gotten organ …
