A key question as the world seeks an exit strategy from the pandemic is this: Are people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus immune from catching it again – and, if so, for how long?
NPR’s Richard Harris this week takes us inside the labs of immunologists who are trying to find out. Though it may be a year before they have firm answers, the earliest evidence suggests the human body can produce antibodies capable of squelching the virus – at least in a petri dish.
When everything feels off-kilter or dire, take a minute to reflect on what’s still good, as well as bad, advises Robyn Walery, who lost her family home to wildfire some years back.
Keeping a daily journal when you’re in free fall may seem impossible she says – no sweat. Try jotting down just one line about how you’re feeling. It’s the daily pause that steadies her nerves.
NPR’s Sarah McCammon recently checked in with Walery and others who have weathered periods of deep uncertainty, to see what helped them get through – and what didn’t. (“Don’t should on yourself,” Walery advises. Everybody’s improvising right now, and just getting through the muddle is enough some days.)
Doctors in the U.S. and Europe are reporting a small wave of cases of what looks like a "shock syndrome" in young people, who are showing up in hospitals with low blood pressure, inflamed hearts and other serious symptoms. The condition seams related to infection with the novel coronavirus, and may involve an immune response to the virus.
Parents shouldn’t panic, pediatricians say – this inflammatory syndrome seems to be rare. Still, doctors urge calling your pediatrician if your child develops a persistent high fever, or has significant abdominal pain and vomits repeatedly without feeling better afterward. Many of these kids also have a rash.
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