Is there any information on the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people on Remicade?
Vaccines
Vijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI
Q: My daughter has Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and is on Remicade. Is there any information on the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people on Remicade? A: People on some immunosuppressive medicines are showing weaker responses to COVID-19 vaccines. Remicade is one of many immunosuppressive medicines. People who are on immunosuppressive treatment may have Read more…
¿Por qué el Covid-19 es menos riesgoso y menos grave en los niños que en los adultos?
Clinical Symptoms Families/Kids Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El virus SARS-CoV2 que causa el COVID-19 se introduce en el cuerpo utilizando una “puerta” a través de una proteína en las células llamada Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina 2 (ECA2). Los niños tienen menos ECA2 que los adultos, por lo que al virus le cuesta más “entrar” en el cuerpo de los niños que Read more…
Has the COVID pandemic helped increase animal adoptions?
Families/Kids Reopening
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
A: TL;DR. Yes, initially, pet adoptions increased substantially. However, as many people are returning to their regularly scheduled routines of in-person school and office, there’s been an increase in the return of recently rescued pets. While some folks are regularly checking the charts for daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths, employees at animal shelters have Read more…
Q: My daughter has Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and is on Remicade. Is there any information on the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people on Remicade? A: People on some immunosuppressive medicines are showing weaker responses to COVID-19 vaccines. Remicade is one of many immunosuppressive medicines. People who are on immunosuppressive treatment may have Read more…
¿Por qué el Covid-19 es menos riesgoso y menos grave en los niños que en los adultos?
Clinical Symptoms Families/Kids Posts en EspañolSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: El virus SARS-CoV2 que causa el COVID-19 se introduce en el cuerpo utilizando una “puerta” a través de una proteína en las células llamada Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina 2 (ECA2). Los niños tienen menos ECA2 que los adultos, por lo que al virus le cuesta más “entrar” en el cuerpo de los niños que Read more…
Has the COVID pandemic helped increase animal adoptions?
Families/Kids Reopening
Gretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
A: TL;DR. Yes, initially, pet adoptions increased substantially. However, as many people are returning to their regularly scheduled routines of in-person school and office, there’s been an increase in the return of recently rescued pets. While some folks are regularly checking the charts for daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths, employees at animal shelters have Read more…
R: El virus SARS-CoV2 que causa el COVID-19 se introduce en el cuerpo utilizando una “puerta” a través de una proteína en las células llamada Enzima Convertidora de Angiotensina 2 (ECA2). Los niños tienen menos ECA2 que los adultos, por lo que al virus le cuesta más “entrar” en el cuerpo de los niños que Read more…
Has the COVID pandemic helped increase animal adoptions?
Families/Kids ReopeningGretchen Peterson, Chief Operations Officer
A: TL;DR. Yes, initially, pet adoptions increased substantially. However, as many people are returning to their regularly scheduled routines of in-person school and office, there’s been an increase in the return of recently rescued pets. While some folks are regularly checking the charts for daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths, employees at animal shelters have Read more…
A: TL;DR. Yes, initially, pet adoptions increased substantially. However, as many people are returning to their regularly scheduled routines of in-person school and office, there’s been an increase in the return of recently rescued pets. While some folks are regularly checking the charts for daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths, employees at animal shelters have Read more…
