Some experts say maintaining a healthy weight is important for longevity, but to John Rowe, a professor of health policy and aging, that’s less of a concern, especially as people enter old age.
“For those who were recently infected or boosted, the cross-protection against JN.1 should be decent,” said David Ho, a virologist at Columbia who led the research on JN.1 and Covid vaccines.
A big draw of the implant is that getting it is less painful than an IUD and “no pelvic exam is required,” said Paula Castaño, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University.
“It would suggest that those people who were not recently boosted probably would not be well-protected against JN.1," said David Ho, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University.
Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, joined CBS News to discuss what's known about these long-lasting illnesses.
Dr. Monica Bhatia is Johnny's doctor and the chief of pediatric stem cell transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
