Does 95% efficacy mean I have a 5% chance of catching COVID after I’m vaccinated?
Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
Not exactly, no. The A+ efficacy results of the COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials mean that as a group, vaccinated people have *a lot* of protection from getting COVID-19. But we can’t say that any one person has a level of protection that is equal to the efficacy numbers. There are a thousand things that Read more…
¿Qué puedo y no puedo hacer después de vacunarme contra el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Staying Safe Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de los EE.UU. emitieron nuevas pautas que establecen lo que las personas completamente vacunadas pueden hacer de manera segura: Visitar a otras personas vacunadas en el interior – ¡sin usar mascarillas ni tener que distanciarse físicamente! Visitar a las personas no vacunadas, sin Read more…
What are the current trends in MIS-C?
Clinical Symptoms Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: MIS-C, or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, is possible when kids with COVID-19 get really sick and different body parts (like the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, or gut) become inflamed and damaged. It is a rare, but very serious, medical problem. Though kids are less likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19, as the Read more…
Not exactly, no. The A+ efficacy results of the COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials mean that as a group, vaccinated people have *a lot* of protection from getting COVID-19. But we can’t say that any one person has a level of protection that is equal to the efficacy numbers. There are a thousand things that Read more…
¿Qué puedo y no puedo hacer después de vacunarme contra el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Staying Safe VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de los EE.UU. emitieron nuevas pautas que establecen lo que las personas completamente vacunadas pueden hacer de manera segura: Visitar a otras personas vacunadas en el interior – ¡sin usar mascarillas ni tener que distanciarse físicamente! Visitar a las personas no vacunadas, sin Read more…
What are the current trends in MIS-C?
Clinical Symptoms Treatments
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: MIS-C, or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, is possible when kids with COVID-19 get really sick and different body parts (like the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, or gut) become inflamed and damaged. It is a rare, but very serious, medical problem. Though kids are less likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19, as the Read more…
R. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de los EE.UU. emitieron nuevas pautas que establecen lo que las personas completamente vacunadas pueden hacer de manera segura: Visitar a otras personas vacunadas en el interior – ¡sin usar mascarillas ni tener que distanciarse físicamente! Visitar a las personas no vacunadas, sin Read more…
What are the current trends in MIS-C?
Clinical Symptoms TreatmentsSarah Whitley Coles, MD
A: MIS-C, or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, is possible when kids with COVID-19 get really sick and different body parts (like the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, or gut) become inflamed and damaged. It is a rare, but very serious, medical problem. Though kids are less likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19, as the Read more…
A: MIS-C, or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, is possible when kids with COVID-19 get really sick and different body parts (like the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain, or gut) become inflamed and damaged. It is a rare, but very serious, medical problem. Though kids are less likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19, as the Read more…
