LinkedIn Stats and Nostalgia 02---14

If you are an old timer like me on social media and a social media bluff especially a LinkedIn hyper member like me, you will enjoy this nostalgia from past (2013). 

When you talk of LinkedIn, it is always with respect and or even reverence you talk about it. When I joined LinkedIn in 2008, it was just around 33 million members and Indian count around 10% approximately 3 million members. 

That was the time When Jeff Weiner took over as the CEO.  The transformation in LinkedIn in all too familiar and wellknown to merit a repetition here. The next evolution happened in june 2020, when Jeff Weiner evolveved from his position  of CEO to Executive Chairman. 

Ryan Roslansky, who took over in June 20200, has maintained seamless transition. The seven months period from then doesn't give you an of any leadership change at LinkedIn. 

LinkedIn growth from 2008 to the present gives me a feeling of a child growing up in my presence. The rearing process of LinkedIn from 2008 gives a feeling of joy and possessiveness , the same, that I would attach to my children.

I can proudly say that, I learned social media posting etiquettes and disciplines at LinkedIn.

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Thank you.

The infographic below is from nostalgic collection from 2013.

The infographic below is the latest.

LINKEDIN USERS BY COUNTRY AND STATISTICS (2021)

Posted August 13th, 2020

Founded in 2003 Linkedin has over 706 million members, 50 million listed companies and is available in 24 languages with members in 200 countries. 43 percent of LinkedIn users are female and 57 percent are male. It is the largest professional network.

Top 45 countries by number of Linkedin members

Rank	Country	Members
1	United States	171,000,000+
2	India	69,000,000+
3	China	51,000,000+
4	Brazil	45,000,000+
5	United Kingdom	29,000,000+
6	France	20,000,000+
7	Canada	17,000,000+
8	Indonesia	16,000,000+
9	Mexico	15,000,000+
10	Italy	14,000,000+
11	Spain	13,000,000+
12	Australia	11,000,000+
13	Germany	10,400,000+
14	Turkey	9,000,000+
15	Netherlands	8,330,000+
16	The Philippines	8,000,000+
17	Colombia	8,000,000+
18	Argentina	7,260,000+
19	South Africa	7,000,000+
20	Chile	5,000,000+
21	Malaysia	4,470,000+
22	Nigeria	3,910,000+
23	UAE	3,710,000+
24	Egypt	3,550,000+
25	Belgium	3,500,000+
26	Sweden	3,430,000+
27	Saudia Arabia	3,360,000+
28	Poland	3,170,000+
29	Portugal	2,910,000+
30	Switzerland	2,630,000+
31	South Korea	2,370,000+
32	Denmark	2,300,000+
33	Romania	2,280,000+
34	Singapore	2,260,000+
35	Japan	2,140,000+
36	Taiwan	2,050,000+
37	Ireland	1,740,000+
38	Kenya	1,740,000+
39	New Zealand	1,700,000+
40	Israel	1,670,000+
41	Norway	1,660,000+
42	Hong Kong	1,530,000+
43	Czech Republic	1,330,000+
44	Austria	1,160,000+
45	Finland	1,030,000+

User data was calculated using Linkedin search data and Linkedin official resources on about page

Summary of Linked Statistics 2020

1. Over 706 million total members worldwide
2. Over 72% of total members are outside of the United States.
3. 55 job applications submitted every second
4. 7 seconds between every Linkedin hire
5. 50 million companies are listed on Linkedin
6. 189 million+ members in North America
7. 160 million+ members in Europe
8. 190 million+ members in Asia
9. 104 million+ members in Latin America
10. 61 million+ members in the Middle East and Africa
11. 20 million open jobs listed
12. 90k schools listed
13. Linkedin has over 33 offices and 16,000 employees
14. Over 11 million+ C-level exec members globally
15. 5.4 million+ small business owners members globally
16. IT decision-makers 6.6 million+ members globally

The search trend for Linkedin has more than doubled over the past 10 years according to Google trends.

Linkedin Financials and Info

1. Microsoft paid 26.2 Billion at $196 per share for Linkedin in June 2016.

2. Linkedin has had a 20% year over year growth in FY20.

3. Linkedin generated over 6.7 billion dollars in revenue in 2019

4. Linkedin has tiered pricing for its plans

• Premium Career $29.99 minimum per month
• Premium Business $47.99 minimum per month
• Sales Navigator $64.99 minimum per month
• Recruiter Lite $99.95 minimum per month

Linkedin Demographic Statistics

1. More than 72% of Linkedin users are from outside the United States.

Outside US Linkedin Members

72%

2. Over 46 million students and recent graduates are on Linkedin

3. According to Statistica, 43% of Linkedin users are female and 57% are male

4. A breakdown of Internet users in the United States who use LinkedIn based on age by Statistica

• 15-25 years old: 16%
• 26-35 years old: 27%
• 36-45 years old: 34%
• 46-55 years old: 37%
• 56+ years old: 29%

5. 29% of males online and 24% of females online use Linkedin according to the Pew research center.

6. 51% of college graduates use Linkedin which is an increase from previous years.

7. Recent data suggests 11% of people 65 or older use Linkedin

Linkedin Content Marketing Statistics and Info

1. There are currently over 50 million companies listed on Linkedin making it a great source for generating leads.

2. Over 92% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn to distribute content making it a top source for lead generation.

3. Linkedin has 15x more content impressions than job postings 57% of those are mobile making it a digital marketing powerhouse.

4. Linkedin has 9 billion content impressions and over 280 billion feed views annually in its userbase. This makes it a key for creating brand awareness for most companies.

5. Content shared across LinkedIn was up nearly 50% year-over-year in June 2020. Companies can also share content directly from their company page on Linkedin.

6. Linkedin had a 4X Year-over-year increase in Learning hours watched in June 2020 with an 89% increase in live streams sinch March 2020 making it a great source for lead generation.

7. 46% of social media traffic to your company site comes from LinkedIn.

8. 80% of B2B marketing leads from social media come through LinkedIn.

9. Linkedin has over 61 million senior-level opinion leaders and 40 Million in decision making positions making it a top spot for generating leads.

10. More than 1 million people are publishing articles on Linkedin as influencers creating quality content.

11. Article titles between 40-49 characters long perform best according to Okdork who analyzed 3000 blog posts

12. Having 8 images in your post is correlated with the most likes, views, shares, and comments.

13. How-to articles and list posts tend to perform the best according to Okdork they also make a point to avoiding creating question posts.

14. 2,000 words plus long-form content performs the best on Linkedin.

15. Content for articles should be written at an 11th grade level with a neutral tone.

16. Thursday is the best day of the week to post your article for the maximum number of views.

17. LinkedIn has stated that page updates which include links may see up to a 45% higher follower engagement compared to updates without links.

18. Members of Linkedin are 20x more likely to share a video on LinkedIn than any other post type

19. A Hubspot study reveals LinkedIn generates close to 3 times more conversions than Facebook or Twitter at 277%.

Linkedin Usage Statistics

1. 99.62% of Linkedin traffic is organic according to Similar web

2. More than 90% of recruiters use Linkedin weekly.

3. Linkedin internal research shows having a profile picture on your personal Linkedin page increases views 14x over profiles with no picture.

4. Over 2 Million small businesses use Linkedin to hire employees

5. Linkedin Traffic by source

• 71.29% is direct traffic
• 22.80% is from search
• 2.51% is from email
• 2.11% is from referral sites
• 1.18% is from social
• 0.10% is from display advertising

Source: Similar Web

6. According to Alexa, LinkedIn users spend an average of 10:35 minutes on the site each day with 8.46 Daily Pageviews per visit, and it ranks #58 in global internet traffic and engagement.

7. Data from Ahrefs shows Linkedin has 19,868,318,606 backlinks and 11,458,407 referring domains with a domain rating of 98. When creating a marketing strategy Linkedin should be near the top of the list.

8. Moz database shows that Linkedin ranks for over 15.7 million keywords in Google. Making it a top destination for marketers creating business-related quality content.

Linkedin Connection Statistics

According to Linkedin’s social media manager guide employees on average have 10 times the connections as their company has followers on LinkedIn.

Data from Linkedin shows the following most connected countries, industries, and job functions by an average number of connections.

The top 5 most connected countries are:

• UAE with 211 average connections
• The Netherlands with 188 average connections
• Singapore with 152 average connections
• The United Kingdom with 144 average connections
• Denmark with 143 average connections

Top 5 most connected industries are:

• Staffing and recruiting with 702 average connections
• Venture capital and private equity with 423 average connections
• Human resources with 380 average connections
• Management consulting with 304 average connections
• Online media with 303 average connections

Top 5 most connected job functions are:

• Human resources with 415 average connections
• Product management with 324 average connections
• Business development with 283 average connections
• Marketing with 272 average connections
• Consulting with 244 average connections

Linkedin Popularity Compared to Other Social Networks

Recent data shows the following percentages of adults who use social media while Linkedin is the top site in the business world it still lags behind other social media platforms.

• Youtube at 73%
• Facebook at 69%
• Instagram at 37%
• Pinterest at 28%
• Linkedin at 27%
• Twitter at 22%

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Additional data shows the demographics usage between Linkedin, Facebook, and Instagram. Linkedin is used slightly more by men worldwide than women though the gap is small.

Members in the range of 30-49 years of age are the largest demographic that use Linkedin.

% of U.S. adults who use each social media platform	Facebook	Instagram	Linkedin
Total	69%	37%	27%
Men	63%	31%	29%
Women	75%	43%	24%
Ages 18-29	79%	67%	28%
30-49	79%	47%	37%
50-64	68%	23%	24%
65+	46%	8%	11%
White	70%	33%	28%
Black	70%	40%	24%
Hispanic	69%	51%	16%
High school or less	61%	33%	9%
Some college	75%	37%	26%
College graduate	74%	43%	51%
Urban	73%	46%	33%
Suburban	69%	35%	30%
Rural	66%	21%	10%

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Linkedin vs Xing

Xing has more than 18 million members which is much smaller than Linkedin’s userbase of 706 million. However, Xing’s impact on the European market more prominent. Xing has over 18 million users in the DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) area while LinkedIn currently has only 15 million.

Linkedin continues to see year over year user growth and with no strong competitors insight, it will continue that trend for years to come.

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The importance of building a Personal Brand 02/10

 While marketers and salespeople know well the importance of personal branding, not everyone will have considered the benefits. In the age of social media, the importance of personal branding is gaining ground. This infographic offers some clear advice and steps for building your own personal brand.

Every one of us is unique. We all have our own individual skills, training, talents and experience, but do we share them effectively with potential employers, business partners and customers? Whether or not you create a personal brand, one exists. The only way you can ensure that yours correctly conveys your truth is to take an active interest in building it. You’ll find plenty of advice on how to build your brand if you just care to look.

Effective personal branding can help to reduce confusion and ensure that you show your target market who you are, which helps build a relationship of trust and confidence in your skills. Personal branding is your way of differentiating your skill set from that of your competitors. Personal branding is about communicating your values, goals, and beliefs.

Your brand must be consistent across social media platforms and should show your best attributes. These days, it is rare for an employer not to visit your sites before settling on a candidate so let those sites speak for you.

Jeff Bezos described the personal brand as “what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” So, put your best foot forward and ensure that you’re seen in the best possible light by actively building your brand.

There are many benefits of a powerful personal brand, from possessing a greater influence and credibility within your community, to having a constant stream of customers and business opportunities.

But just how does one become so powerful? Take a look at this infographic from Feldman Creative which gives you a comprehensive A to Z guide to building your personal brand.

Do you trade as yourself rather than as a company? Are you looking to build your personal brand rather than an organisations?

Whilst there are many similarities between marketing yourself and a company there are also many things that should be approached differently.

For help building your personal brand take a look at this infographic from Referral Candy which gives you 30 tips direct from the experts. 

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Hearing Acrobatics 02-10

 

Dynamic, delicate connection between protein filaments enables hearing. 

The sense of hearing is, quite literally, a molecular tightrope act. Turns out, it involves acrobatics as well. 

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School (HMS), and Boston Children’s Hospital show that a dynamic and delicate connection between two pairs of diminutive protein filaments plays a central role in in hearing.

The tension held by these filaments, together called a tip link, is essential for the activation of sensory cells in the inner ear. The team’s analyses reveal that the filaments, which are joined end-to-end, work together like trapeze artists holding hands. Their grasp on each other can be disrupted, by a loud noise, for example. But with a two-handed grip, they can quickly reconnect when one hand slips.

The findings present a new understanding of the molecular underpinnings of hearing, as well as the sense of balance, which arises from similar processes in the inner ear. Disorders of deafness and balance have been linked to mutations in tip links, and the study results could lead to new therapeutic strategies for such disorders, according to the authors.

“This tiny apparatus, made of less than a dozen proteins, is what helps change sound from a mechanical stimulus into an electrical signal that the brain can decipher,” said co-corresponding author David Corey, Ph.D., the Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science at HMS. “Understanding how these proteins work provides insights into the secrets of the sensation of sound.”

The dynamic connection between the filaments may also function as a circuit breaker that protects other cellular components, according to the researchers.

“I think our study gives us a sense of awe for how perfectly engineered this system in the ear is,” said co-corresponding author Wesley Wong, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the Wyss Institute, HMS, and Boston Children’s. “It maintains a delicate balance between being just strong enough to carry out its function but weak enough to break to potentially preserve the function of other elements that can’t be as easily reformed.” 

Decoding the handshake

For hearing to occur, cells must detect and translate pressure waves in the air into bioelectrical signals. This task falls upon hair cells, the sensory cells of the inner ear. Protruding from these cells are bundles of hair-like structures, which bend back and forth as pressure waves move through the inner ear.

Tip link filaments physically connect each hair to another and are anchored onto specialized ion channels. As the bundle moves, the tension of the tip links changes, opening and closing the channels like a gate to allow electric current to enter the cell. In this way, tip links initiate the bioelectrical signals that the brain ultimately processes as sound.

In previous studies, Corey and colleagues explored the composition of tip links and identified the precise atomic structure of the bond between the two protein filaments. Intriguingly, this bond was evocative of a molecular handshake, according to the authors.

In the current study, Corey, Wong, and the team set out to understand the nature of this handshake. To do so, they applied single-molecule force spectroscopy, a technique that often uses optical tweezers—highly focused laser beams that can hold extremely small objects and move them by distances as short as a billionth of a meter.

The researchers, led by study first authors Eric Mulhall and Andrew Ward, Ph.D., both research fellows in neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, coated microscopic glass beads with strands of either protocadherin-15 or cadherin-23, the two proteins that make up the tip link. Using optical tweezers, they moved beads close to each other until the protein strands stuck together end to end and then measured the forces needed to pull the bonds apart. 

Stronger than the sum

Each tip link is made up of two strands of both proteins. The team found that the strength of this double-stranded bond far surpassed the strength of the bond between individual strands of either protein. Under low tension, a double-stranded bond lasted ten times longer than a single-stranded bond before breaking.

This increased strength appears to be due to the dynamic nature of the connection, according to the authors. Rather than acting as a simple static rope, the filaments detach and reattach to each other within tenths of a second. A force may break one pair of strands apart, but the other pair can remain connected long enough for the broken pair to rejoin.

At extremely high forces, however, the double-stranded bond breaks rapidly. This feature may help to prevent catastrophic damage to other components of the hair cell, the authors said.

“If the tip link were super strong, then when exposed to a very loud sound it might rip the whole complex out of the cell membrane, which would be hard to recover from,” said Wong. “The ability to break with loud sounds is analogous to a mechanical circuit breaker,” he added. “This use of multiple weak bonds to form a tunable biological circuit breaker could potentially be very interesting for synthetically engineered systems.”

Surprisingly, the team found that under resting tension, each tip link lasts only around eight seconds before it breaks. Their analyses, coupled with evidence from other studies, suggest that new tip links can form rapidly from other strands of protein nearby. Together, the results support a new paradigm of highly dynamic tip link formation and rupture that both enables and protects hearing.

It’s hard to fix something if you don’t really know what’s broken, and we are optimistic that a better understanding can help lead to new solutions.

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The team also looked at mutations to protocadherin-15 that are linked to Usher syndrome, a rare hereditary disorder of deafness and blindness. Their experiments suggest that some of these mutations can greatly weaken the bond between the tip link filaments. This may be why the disorder leads to deafness, and further mechanistic understanding of this process could lead to new therapeutic approaches, the authors said.

“It’s hard to fix something if you don’t really know what’s broken, and we are optimistic that a better understanding can help lead to new solutions,” Corey said.

In addition, the new findings may help inform study in other areas of the body.

“We have many different mechanical senses besides hearing, such as touch, the sensation of blood pressure, and certain types of pain,” Corey added. “We understand hearing in more molecular detail than any of the others—knowledge that can help us probe the workings of other mechanical senses.”

Additional authors of the study include Wyss Research Scientist Darren Yang, Ph.D. and former HMS graduate student Mounir Koussa, Ph.D.

The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health. 

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These 3 Things Could Prevent Almost All COVID Cases, Study Finds

 THESE SIMPLE MEASURES COULD SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS.

Specific public health measures may be as effective at fighting COVID as a vaccine, a new study reports. The research, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Jan. 13, reveals that three specific practices combined can reduce your likelihood of spreading or catching COVID by up to 96 percent. 

Read on to discover what can help slash your COVID risk, and for more ways to stay healthy, Doing This to Your Mask Could Keep You Even Safer From COVID, Experts Say. 

Specific public health measures may be as effective at fighting COVID as a vaccine, a new study reports. The research, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Jan. 13, reveals that three specific practices combined can reduce your likelihood of spreading or catching COVID by up to 96 percent. Read on to discover what can help slash your COVID risk, and for more ways to stay healthy, Doing This to Your Mask Could Keep You Even Safer From COVID, Experts Say.

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In a computer-simulated college campus setting, researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that practicing social distancing and implementing mandatory mask use could prevent 87 percent of COVID infections on college campuses. However, combining social distancing and mandatory mask use with regular COVID testing could prevent between 92 and 96 percent of new COVID cases, according to the study's authors—rates similar to the efficacy of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines currently available in the U.S.

"It is clear that two common non-medical strategies are very effective and inexpensive—and allow for some in-person instruction," explained Pooyan Kazemian, the study's co-senior author and an assistant professor of operations at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve. Read on to discover just how effective a variety of other prevention methods would be, and for more insight into where COVID is spreading, check out This Is How Bad the COVID Outbreak Is in Your State. 

Social distancing alone would only reduce COVID by a minimal amount.

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While social distancing may be an effective means of reducing infection when combined with masks, if it's implemented alone, it won't do much, the study's authors found. In fact, "minimal social distancing" would only reduce infection rates by 16 percent. And for more on staying safe, check out If You're Not Doing This, Your Mask Won't Protect You, Study Says.

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Though it may seem like an effective means of lowering the spread of COVID among students, researchers found that doing online-only instruction actually meant more students ended up contracting COVID than if they were doing in-person instruction while taking preventative measures. The study's researchers found that switching to entirely online instruction would lower COVID rates on campus by just 63 percent, versus the 87 percent reduction accomplished through masking and distancing. And for the latest COVID news delivered straight to your inbox, 

Without any public health measures in place, the majority of students would catch COVID.

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In the absence of social distancing and mandatory mask-wearing, COVID would spread like wildfire, the study's authors found. According to their research, close to 75 percent of students and close to 17 percent of faculty would be infected if neither measure was abided by. And for more on the latest with the vaccine, check out If You Take These OTC Meds, You Have to Stop Before Getting the Vaccine.

Mask wearing and practicing social distancing are the lowest cost options for preventing COVID.

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Researchers found that the combination of mandatory mask use and social distancing could be done at a moderate cost. According to the study's model, the two measures would result in an associated cost of $170 per averted infection. And for the latest on the COVID variants recently discovered in the U.S., see why Dr. Fauci Says This One New COVID Strain Is "Disturbing." 

Adding testing to the mix would increase the cost dramatically.

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While the significant jump in efficacy associated with adding testing to on-campus COVID protocols may be appealing, including regular testing raises the cost of keeping students safe significantly. Depending on how often students are tested, the cost of combining all three measures could range between $2,000 and $17,000 for every case of COVID they prevent, researchers found. And for more insight into COVID testing, find out why The CDC Just Made This COVID Precaution Mandatory. 

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This Common Medication Could Save You From Severe COVID, New Study Says 08-02

This Common Medication Could Save You From Severe COVID, New Study Says 08-02

Every day that you don't become infected with COVID-19 buys experts time to discover the treatments that could someday save your life. 

In fact, one recent study out of Canada, which has yet to be peer reviewed, found that an anti-inflammatory medication already on the market as a treatment for gout could greatly reduce the rate of hospitalization and death in COVID-19 cases. 

According to the researchers out of Montreal Heart Institute, colchicine is cheap, orally administered, and has few known side effects. Read on to learn more about this promising treatment, and for other essential COVID news, check out If You Take These OTC Meds, You Have to Stop Before Getting the Vaccine. 

The researchers assembled a group of COVID patients with mild illness and at least one underlying condition such as heart disease or diabetes. Half of the group received colchicine and the other half received a placebo for 30 days. Ultimately, they found that the risk of "death or hospitalization due to COVID-19 infection in the 30 days following randomization was lower among the patients who were randomly assigned to receive colchicine than among those who received placebo." Additionally, they reported that the control group had fewer cases of pneumonia as well as a reduced need for supplemental oxygen.

The results were even more pronounced when they controlled for subjects who were diagnosed with COVID via PCR test. "When the 93 percent of patients who had a formal diagnosis of COVID-19 are considered, the benefit of colchicine [as defined by reduced rates of hospitalization and death] was more marked (25 percent) and statistically significant," the researchers wrote.

While more research is needed, this could have major implications for those with underlying health conditions. "Given that colchicine is inexpensive, taken by mouth, was generally safe in this study, and does not generally need lab monitoring during use, it shows potential as the first oral drug to treat COVID-19 in the outpatient setting," the researchers said. Not only would this be beneficial to the outcomes of individual patients, it would also free up hospital beds and conserve resources for the most severe COVID cases. 

Wondering what other medications may improve your COVID outcome? Read on for more promising treatments that are currently under review, and for essential tips on avoiding COVID, check out These 3 Things Could Prevent Almost All COVID Cases, Study Finds. 

Xlear Sinus Care

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According to a study posted on Dec. 21, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, researchers found that an over-the-counter nasal spray known as Xlear Sinus Care may help neutralize COVID in nasal cavities. Though the spray has only been formally tested in vitro trials so far, it was able to greatly reduce the amount of active COVID virus after 25 minutes.

Ingredients of the spray include xylitol—a chemical compound often used as a sweetener—as well as .2 percent grapefruit seed extract (GSE) and .85 percent saline. "Combination therapy with GSE and xylitol may prevent spread of viral respiratory infections not just for SARS-CoV-2 but also for future H1N1 or other viral epidemics. GSE significantly reduces the viral load while xylitol prevents the virus attachment to the core protein on the cell wall," the study authors wrote. And for more on what can reduce your COVID risk, check out These 3 Vitamins Could Save You From Severe COVID, Study Finds.

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Remdesivir

According to the Mayo Clinic, the FDA has approved the antiviral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 in adults and children who are 12 years of age and older. Given intravenously, this drug is used to shorten the length of infection in those who have been hospitalized with COVID-19.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) explains that the drug has "demonstrated in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2" and helped to lower the rate of lung damage in COVID infected rhesus macaque monkeys. And for more on severe coronavirus cases, check out If You've Done This, You're Twice as Likely to Develop Severe COVID.

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Monoclonal antibody treatments

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Monoclonal antibody treatments such as Regeneron work by mimicking our own immune response to a COVID threat. According to BBC News, "antibodies physically stick to the coronavirus so they can't get inside the body's cells and they make the virus more 'visible' to the rest of the immune system."

While Regeneron was one of the earliest treatments approved to fight existing COVID cases, researchers have more recently discovered that the drug may work preventatively—meaning before individuals are exposed to the new coronavirus. In one new study conducted by UVA Health, the researchers found that when 186 individuals received the antibody cocktail and were subsequently exposed to COVID, none developed symptomatic cases of COVID. While Regeneron is unlikely to provide long-term preventative protection, it could be beneficial to those who face elevated risk of infection for a short period of time—for example, an individual who is taking care of an infected relative. And for more COVID news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.

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Aspirin

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New research shows that those who take a daily dose of aspirin may experience better COVID outcomes than those who do not. An October study published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia looked at the medical records of more than 400 coronavirus patients who were hospitalized from March to July as a result of the virus. They found that over 23 percent of those patients were taking a daily low dose of aspirin either shortly before or soon after being admitted to the hospital to manage cardiovascular disease.

Of those hospitalized COVID patients, those who took a daily low dose of aspirin were 43 percent less likely to be put in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 44 percent less likely to be placed on a ventilator. Those same patients were also 47 percent less likely to die from COVID than the hospitalized patients who were not taking aspirin daily. And to avoid contracting COVID in the first place, beware that This Is Where You're Most Likely to Catch COVID Now, New Study Says.

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