Is Now the Time for a New COVID-19 Shot?

An extra-long summer surge driven by new variants has prompted the early release of updated COVID-19 vaccines. A UCSF expert tells us what new vaccines could mean for the summer surge, who should get vaccinated, and when/where to get your vaccines.

COVID-19 Masks: Expert Tips for What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do

Face masks remain crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, even with vaccine availability. The decision to wear masks depends on vaccination status, risk factors, and local hospitalizations. Medical N95, KN95, or KF94 masks offer the best protection.

Scientists Get to the Bottom of COVID’s Worst Pediatric Complication

Scientists at UCSF discovered how kids were developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a mysterious, life-threatening condition following a COVID infection.

What to Know About Long COVID and How to Reduce Your Risk

Researchers Micheal Peluso and Valerie Flaherman answer questions about what we know about one of COVID’s most enduring mysteries, including how to potentially reduce your risk and who is most likely to develop long COVID.

Feeling Rough After Your COVID Shot? Congrats, It’s Working!

Adverse symptoms from the COVID-19 vaccine such as chills and headaches are linked to a robust antibody response, indicating increased efficacy compared with recipients who did not experience side effects.

Survivors of Severe COVID Face Persistent Health Problems

A study reveals the life-altering impact of COVID-19 on individuals who developed severe illness, the majority of whom had to be placed on mechanical ventilators. Two-thirds still had physical, psychiatric, and cognitive problems for up to a year later.

COVID-19 Virus Can Stay in the Body More Than a Year after Infection

The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended.

COVID Vaccines Are Safe for Pregnant Women and Babies

A first of its kind study finds that the COVID vaccine is safe to administer during pregnancy, causing no abnormal delays when the infants were tested at 12 months and again at 18 months.

First Tissue Bank May Help Solve Mystery of Long COVID Misery

UCSF will launch the world’s first tissue bank with samples donated by patients with long COVID.