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Some people who have been ill with Covid-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection. © william87, iStock.com
By tracking Covid-19 patients, doctors in Europe are in search of treatments for a lingering sickness that is both debilitating and puzzling.
Researchers are trying to understand why vaccines are much less effective in the elderly than they are in the young. © Image Point Fr, Shutterstock
Vaccine potency drops in the elderly and little is known about why this happens. Now European scientists are…
More than 99% of newly reported cases are attributed to the Delta variant. Credit © MIA Studio, Shutterstock
Since its emergence in March 2021, the Delta variant has rapidly become predominant across the European Union…
Social distancing policies, such as cancelling high-density gatherings, discouraging handshakes and asking people to increase their distance from each other will delay a coronavirus pandemic and help…