breakthrough cases

Risk for breakthrough infection and of 60-day hospitalization significantly lower for mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 vaccination

A new public health study suggests not only that vaccination protects against developing severe illness, but that surviving a bout with COVID-19 prevents reinfection, investigators say.

The more time that had elapsed since vaccination, the greater the odds of severe reinfection illness for older patients, physicians from Yale University found. The results highlight the need for timely...

More than a week after federal health officials greenlighted booster shots for all American adults, questions remain about what it means to be “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19 — and whether that...

Monoclonal antibody treatment lowers the odds of hospitalization by 77% in patients with COVID-19 breakthrough infections, investigators say. These SARS-CoV-2 reinfections have become more common in long-term...

Findings based on non-peer-reviewed, preprint data

SNF faces appeal over wrongful death suit, resident’s competency to sign arbitration agreement … New variant seen in U.S. killed seven vaccinated residents at European nursing home … Mask misuse...

Days after announcing a systemwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate, the leader of Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society insisted the policy will ultimately help the massive skilled nursing and senior...