Can COVID-19 vaccines alter or weaken my existing immune response against other viruses?
Biology/Immunity Vaccines
Vijaya Knight, MD PhD (D)ABMLI
A. No. COVID-19 vaccines do not affect existing immune cells or antibodies that you have made against other viruses. Nor will it prevent you from making an immune response to another virus when you encounter it. 👉 TL;DR: Our immune system is designed for IMMENSE flexibility to be able to respond to thousands of pathogens Read more…
¿Las personas embarazadas pueden recibir la vacuna contra COVID-19?
Posts en Español Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: Sĺ. En los EE.UU. las vacunas de Moderna, Johnson and Johnson y Pfizer están disponibles para las personas embarazadas. Un creciente número de estudios respaldan la seguridad de las vacunas para las embarazadas y para sus bebés. Muchas personas embarazadas han recibido la vacuna de ARNm (Pfizer o Moderna) sin evidencia de respuestas adversas Read more…
What’s the link between COVID-19 and air pollution?
Infection and Spread Travel
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL;DR. The relationship between COVID-19 and air pollution likely goes in both directions. First, air pollution is linked with higher COVID-19 mortality risk. Second, the lockdowns associated with the pandemic initially resulted in a large reduction in air pollution in some regions, with more modest and temporary reductions in other regions. The Nerdy Girls Read more…
A. No. COVID-19 vaccines do not affect existing immune cells or antibodies that you have made against other viruses. Nor will it prevent you from making an immune response to another virus when you encounter it. 👉 TL;DR: Our immune system is designed for IMMENSE flexibility to be able to respond to thousands of pathogens Read more…
¿Las personas embarazadas pueden recibir la vacuna contra COVID-19?
Posts en Español VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
R: Sĺ. En los EE.UU. las vacunas de Moderna, Johnson and Johnson y Pfizer están disponibles para las personas embarazadas. Un creciente número de estudios respaldan la seguridad de las vacunas para las embarazadas y para sus bebés. Muchas personas embarazadas han recibido la vacuna de ARNm (Pfizer o Moderna) sin evidencia de respuestas adversas Read more…
What’s the link between COVID-19 and air pollution?
Infection and Spread Travel
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL;DR. The relationship between COVID-19 and air pollution likely goes in both directions. First, air pollution is linked with higher COVID-19 mortality risk. Second, the lockdowns associated with the pandemic initially resulted in a large reduction in air pollution in some regions, with more modest and temporary reductions in other regions. The Nerdy Girls Read more…
R: Sĺ. En los EE.UU. las vacunas de Moderna, Johnson and Johnson y Pfizer están disponibles para las personas embarazadas. Un creciente número de estudios respaldan la seguridad de las vacunas para las embarazadas y para sus bebés. Muchas personas embarazadas han recibido la vacuna de ARNm (Pfizer o Moderna) sin evidencia de respuestas adversas Read more…
What’s the link between COVID-19 and air pollution?
Infection and Spread TravelLauren Hale, PhD MA
A. TL;DR. The relationship between COVID-19 and air pollution likely goes in both directions. First, air pollution is linked with higher COVID-19 mortality risk. Second, the lockdowns associated with the pandemic initially resulted in a large reduction in air pollution in some regions, with more modest and temporary reductions in other regions. The Nerdy Girls Read more…
A. TL;DR. The relationship between COVID-19 and air pollution likely goes in both directions. First, air pollution is linked with higher COVID-19 mortality risk. Second, the lockdowns associated with the pandemic initially resulted in a large reduction in air pollution in some regions, with more modest and temporary reductions in other regions. The Nerdy Girls Read more…
