JOHN WHYTE: Welcome, everyone. I’m Dr. John Whyte. I’m the chief medical officer at WebMD, and you’re watching Coronavirus in Context. We’re 2 years in. It’s a lot of ethical issues that have occurred during that time. So to help me unpack some of these issues, I’m joined by my […]
During the month of September, Texans who weren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 were 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and related complications than those who were fully vaccinated, according to a new study from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The data also showed that unvaccinated people were 13 times […]
In June, Gerald Bock, MD, a dermatologist in central California, instituted a new office policy: He would not be seeing any more patients who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 in his practice. Dr Joseph Eastern “[It is] the height of self-centered and irresponsible behavior,” he told me. “People who come in […]
NHS England has renewed its message to pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as it released data on pregnancy risks. Nearly 1 in 5 COVID-19 patients who are most critically ill are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated. Thirty-two percent of women aged 16 to 49 on extracorporeal […]
New research from England’s public health service has confirmed a suspicion spawned by bursting hospital wards across the United States: The delta variant of the coronavirus not only spreads 50% more readily than the alpha variant it rapidly overtook, it’s also making unvaccinated people sicker. Through most of April and May, […]
Abstract Background As of August 21, 2021, >60% of the U.S. population aged ≥18 years were fully vaccinated with vaccines highly effective in preventing hospitalization due to Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Infection despite full vaccination (vaccine breakthrough) has been reported, but characteristics of those with vaccine breakthrough resulting in hospitalization and relative […]
The latest national mask guidance is meant to protect unvaccinated and vulnerable people, Francis Collins, MD, the director of the National Institutes of Health, said on Sunday. The CDC guidelines encourage everyone — including vaccinated people — to wear masks in indoor public places where COVID-19 transmission is high. “It’s mostly about […]
A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in March had contracted two variants of coronavirus at the same time, which is believed to be the first documented case of its kind, a scientific congress and Belgian media said on Sunday. The case, discussed at this year’s European Congress on […]
