Why is Covid-19 less risky and less severe in children than adults?
Biology/Immunity Families/Kids
Michelle Kinder, PhD
A: The SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19 gets into your body using a protein door on your cells called ACE2. Children have less ACE2 than adults so the virus has a harder time getting into children’s bodies than adult bodies. There are other reasons why children are more protected than adults. Older adults can have Read more…
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los anticuerpos que se generan después de haber contraído COVID-19 versus los anticuerpos que se generan después de vacunarse?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español Vaccines
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: La diferencia radica en que los anticuerpos que se forman después de una infección reconocen diferentes partes del virus mientras que los anticuerpos que se forman después de la vacunación reconocen específicamente la proteína de pico. Algunas pruebas de anticuerpos no detectan la presencia de anticuerpos contra la proteína de pico, sino más bien Read more…
What works for the treatment of COVID-19 infection for people who are not in the hospital?
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s been a minute since we updated you about COVID-19 treatments. This will take a couple of posts, but let’s start with patients who do not need to be hospitalized (called outpatients or ambulatory patients). There are still more questions than answers, but let’s go through the evidence. In short, the bamlanivimab/etesevimab combo may Read more…
A: The SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19 gets into your body using a protein door on your cells called ACE2. Children have less ACE2 than adults so the virus has a harder time getting into children’s bodies than adult bodies. There are other reasons why children are more protected than adults. Older adults can have Read more…
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los anticuerpos que se generan después de haber contraído COVID-19 versus los anticuerpos que se generan después de vacunarse?
Biology/Immunity Posts en Español VaccinesDaisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation
R: La diferencia radica en que los anticuerpos que se forman después de una infección reconocen diferentes partes del virus mientras que los anticuerpos que se forman después de la vacunación reconocen específicamente la proteína de pico. Algunas pruebas de anticuerpos no detectan la presencia de anticuerpos contra la proteína de pico, sino más bien Read more…
What works for the treatment of COVID-19 infection for people who are not in the hospital?
Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s been a minute since we updated you about COVID-19 treatments. This will take a couple of posts, but let’s start with patients who do not need to be hospitalized (called outpatients or ambulatory patients). There are still more questions than answers, but let’s go through the evidence. In short, the bamlanivimab/etesevimab combo may Read more…
R: La diferencia radica en que los anticuerpos que se forman después de una infección reconocen diferentes partes del virus mientras que los anticuerpos que se forman después de la vacunación reconocen específicamente la proteína de pico. Algunas pruebas de anticuerpos no detectan la presencia de anticuerpos contra la proteína de pico, sino más bien Read more…
What works for the treatment of COVID-19 infection for people who are not in the hospital?
TreatmentsSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: It’s been a minute since we updated you about COVID-19 treatments. This will take a couple of posts, but let’s start with patients who do not need to be hospitalized (called outpatients or ambulatory patients). There are still more questions than answers, but let’s go through the evidence. In short, the bamlanivimab/etesevimab combo may Read more…
A: It’s been a minute since we updated you about COVID-19 treatments. This will take a couple of posts, but let’s start with patients who do not need to be hospitalized (called outpatients or ambulatory patients). There are still more questions than answers, but let’s go through the evidence. In short, the bamlanivimab/etesevimab combo may Read more…
