Johnson & Johnson has paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial after an “unexplained illness” of one the participants. The vaccine is currently in development as part of a partnership between Johnson & Johnson and a team led by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC).
Case of man reinfected with the coronavirus, reported in a Lancet medical journal, joins a number of Covid-19 second-cases world-wide
A recently released review article from researchers at BIDMC showed that COVID-19 results in higher case numbers and mortality rates in men than women.
President Trump received mostly the same treatment as anyone would get for COVID-19, except for one experimental drug and the speed of his care.
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses the importance of ensuring the public that a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in order to end the pandemic.
Sharon Wright, MD (Infectious Disease, BIDMC) has been named to a 17-member panel which will advise Governor Charlie Baker on a COVID-19 vaccine and its distribution.
White House physicians have confirmed President Donald Trump received supplemental oxygen, Remdesivir, an experimental antibody cocktail being tested by Regeneron and the steroid dexamethasone for his COVID-19 case
Boston College student Haley Angelica (Nursing, BIDMC) shares how her experience of working through her adult health clinical rotation at BIDMC during the pandemic has taught her how to adapt and persevere through adversity.
We are committed to recommending distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when a vaccine meets the rigorous standards of safety and efficacy.
Johnson & Johnson begins one-shot vaccine tr ...
Some reopened schools are taking children’s temperatures each day but experts and medical groups increasingly say a fever isn’t a good gauge of Covid-19
Sharon Wright, MD (Infectious Disease, BIDMC) discusses changes in guidance from the CDC about how COVID-19 can be transmitted.
Dan Barouch, MD, PhD (Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses a potential COVID-19 vaccine and the status of COVID-19 vaccine trials.
Some hope that at-home readings may find their way to routine care in the COVID-19 era
In a study, Michael Donnino, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) and colleagues compared the impact of COVID-19 to that of influenza at BIDMC. The team found the number of patient deaths and their need for ventilators was much higher during the two months analyzed of COVID-19, compared to during five seasons of influenza over 40 months.
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and ...
C. Michael Gibson, MD (Cardiology, BIDMC) discusses a potential COVID-19 vaccine, including safety monitoring and how a potential vaccine would be deployed.
Kathryn Stephenson, MD, MPH (Center for Virology & Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses the recent call for the creation of an independent commission separate from the FDA to review data from coronavirus vaccine trials.
In a recent study, Michael Donnino, MD (Emergency Medicine, BIDMC) and colleagues compared the impact of COVID-19 to that of influenza at BIDMC. The team found the number of patient deaths and their need for ventilators was much higher during the two months analyzed of COVID-19, compared to during five seasons of influenza over 40 months.
Kathryn Stephenson, MD, MPH (Center for Virology & Vaccine Research, BIDMC) discusses the recent call for the creation of an independent commission separate from the FDA to review data from coronavirus vaccine trials.
