Immunocompromised

In some disease groups, notably in stem cell transplant patients, while overall infection rates were low. (Representative Image: Shutterstock)The researchers are now sharing the updated real-world infection outcomes for this clinically…

The next Covid variant to emerge is poised to be more severe than the mild strains that are currently world-dominant, according to a new study. The ultra-infectious Omicron strain emerged almost exactly a year ago and its mutated spinoffs…

Thought your bout of Covid was bad? Immunocompromised British man, 59, is finally cured after 411 DAYS of being infectedThe unidentified man had a weakened immune system after kidney transplant He tested positive in December…

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's VISION Network presents and analyzes some of the first real-world data on mRNA COVID vaccine effectiveness during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance for immunocompromised…

Some people in Canada who are particularly vulnerable to illness from COVID-19 have a new injectable treatment option.Health Canada expanded its authorization for the drug Evusheld to be used as a treatment by those age 12 and older who are…

Willow Robinson is planning to graduate from the University of Ottawa this year, but in order to safely earn her degree, she's spending thousands of dollars taking online classes at a school more than 3,500 kilometres away.The lectures at …

Researchers have successfully engineered human immune cells to model an infection common among immunocompromised people in a breakthrough discovery, paving the way for new drug testing and treatments. The research, led by the Murdoch…

The shortfall of monkeypox vaccine doses in the United States, expected to last for months, is raising urgent questions about how well and for how long a single shot may protect against the virus.The vaccine, called Jynneos, is approved as…

A drug that could prevent immunocompromised people from developing COVID-19 will soon be available in New Brunswick. Evusheld was approved last month by Health Canada for people aged 12 or older who are immunocompromised and unlikely to…

At the beginning of the pandemic, 41-year-old Adam Delorey drove all the way from Calgary, Alta., to Halifax, N.S., with his two kids and a travel trailer to avoid COVID-19. Delorey had a heart transplant in 2019 and as a result, he…