A pair of peer-reviewed lab studies conducted by research teams at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston suggest that antibodies created in response to COVID-19 provide immunity from the disease.The studies suggesting one can't become reinfected with the coronavirus were both published in the journal Science on Wednesday.In one of the studies, nine rhesus…
Now research teams led by a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center vaccine specialist have published two studies of laboratory monkeys that suggest the answer is yes ― antibodies do provide protection, whether they are triggered by an infection or a vaccine.Both studies, which appear to be among the first peer-reviewed papers studying immunity to COVID-19…
New research suggests that loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 may indicate a mild case of the disease.Share on PinterestThere may be an association between the loss of smell, or anosmia, and mild cases of COVID-19.A new study has found that loss of smell, which is a reported symptom of COVID-19, may indicate…
(AP) – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. A worker administers a test at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing location on Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Franklin, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark…
This article is republished here with permission from The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors. (AP) – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…