COVID-19

Healthcare articles about COVID-19.

Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Protect Against the Omicron Variant?
The currently available COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to the Omicron variant. Breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated may occur, but most vaccinated individuals have reported mild or no symptoms from the Omicron variant.
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Should I Go To Urgent Care for a COVID-19 Test?
Urgent care centers are a convenient way to get a COVID-19 test, but may charge a fee or require you to pay out-of-pocket if they are not “in-network”. COVID-19 tests are available in a variety of settings, including at state or locally administered testing sites, drive-thru sites, walk-up sites, and urgent care centers.
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Are At-Home COVID-19 Tests Accurate?
At-home COVID-19 tests, called rapid antigen tests, are a quick, convenient way to test yourself for COVID-19. However, these tests are not perfect. At-home COVID-19 tests detect about 85% of positive cases on average.
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Are COVID-19 Booster Shots Free?
COVID-19 booster shots are free, regardless of immigration or health insurance status.
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How Do COVID-19 Antiviral Drugs Work?
COVID-19 antiviral drugs work by slowing or halting the virus’s replication process. This stops the spread of the virus throughout your body, reduces disease severity, and allows your body to focus on recovering.
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Which COVID-19 Vaccines Are Authorized for Children?
The adult version of the Pfizer vaccine is approved for children aged 12 to 17 to help protect against COVID-19.
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What Are the Symptoms of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant?
The symptoms of the Omicron COVID-19 variant are similar to other COVID-19 variants: fever, cough, shortness of breath, and muscle aches; however, there are fewer reports of significant loss of taste and smell with the Omicron variant.
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How To Tell the Difference Between Allergies vs. COVID-19?
Symptoms of allergies may overlap with early signs of COVID-19. While signs and symptoms of allergies often impact the nasal passages, they rarely result in fever or digestive discomfort. With COVID-19, one may experience a range of symptoms, including congestion, fever, muscle aches, fatigue, and loss of taste or smell.
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Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against the Delta Variant?
More infectious strains, like the Delta variant, pose a threat to protection from the currently approved COVID-19 vaccines. At this time, vaccines are working. COVID-19 vaccination prevents severe illness, hospitalization, and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but breakthrough cases are expected.
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Lambda and Delta Plus: What To Know About COVID-19 Variants
In recent news, a John Hopkins University COVID researcher described the Lambda variant as a “potential threat to human society”, and there has been widespread concern about the efficacy of vaccines against the Delta and Delta Plus variant. What do we know about these COVID-19 variants thus far?
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Will Variants Cause Another Lockdown?
Over the past few months, the Delta variant has posed a threat to returning to normal life, but healthy, vaccinated people do not need to worry.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Sinovac Vaccine
The Sinovac vaccine, CoronaVac, is an inactivated vaccine developed by a private Chinese company. It requires two doses given 2-4 weeks apart, similar to mRNA vaccines and most adenovector vaccines. Currently, the Sinovac vaccine is approved in China and for emergency use in other countries.
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