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Treatment with icosapent ethyl did not reduce the rate of hospitalization or mortality among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to results of the PREPARE IT-2* trial presented at AHA 2021.

Receipt of a booster dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine is tied to a reduced risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, according to results of a study from Israel.

Children with asthma who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus are at an increased risk of hospitalization, especially those whose asthma is poorly controlled, compared with children without asthma, according to data from the EAVE II* study.

The threat of Omicron is real, with scientists working at breakneck speed to better understand its virulence and potential ability to evade currently approved vaccines.

With the latest surge of COVID-19 cases sweeping across the world, countries have been stepping up on their booster vaccination programme to curb the spread of COVID-19.

In the US, adolescents often turn to substance use to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a recent study has found. Important predictors of such behaviour include pandemic-related isolation and economic hardship.