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(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS.
Some common-cold antibodies might help fight COVID-19
Antibodies to the six coronaviruses that cause common colds cannot neutralize the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but antibodies to two of them might at least help the body fend off severe illness from the new virus, a small preliminary study suggests. German researchers studied 60 patients with COVID-19, including 25 who were hospitalized but not critically ill, 19 who required intensive care unit admission, and 25 who did not get
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One COVID vaccine side effect could be confused for breast cancer symptom
According to doctors, swollen lymph nodes are a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. They can appear days after the shot and last up to four weeks. Author: Marcella Robertson Updated: 5:53 AM EST February 17, 2021
ARLINGTON, Va. A surprising side effect from the COVID-19 vaccine should not immediately be a cause for concern, according to doctors. Fever, chills and body aches are the most commonly spoken about side effects after the shot, but the vaccine can also cause swollen lymph nodes. It is perfectly expected to see swollen lymph nodes after a vaccine. Generally we see them on the same side as the vaccine, said Dr. Jennifer Primeggia, an Infectious Disease Physican at Virginia Hospital Center.
Women who get COVID-19 vaccine should delay their regular mammogram, Utah doctor says
A side effect of the vaccine can mimic signs of breast cancer, according to doctors.
(Courtesy University of Utah Health) A vial of the Pfizer version of the COVID-19 vaccine. Doctors are warning patients that they should delay getting mammograms for a month after getting the last dose of the vaccine, because of a side effect that mimics a condition often seen in cancer diagnoses.
| Feb. 9, 2021, 8:08 p.m.
Health experts nationwide, including a prominent Utah doctor, are warning women who get the COVID-19 vaccine to wait at least a month before getting a routine mammogram because of a side effect of the vaccine that mimics a condition often seen in cancer diagnoses.