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Risk factors for long COVID were Black race, ages 50 to 64, diabetes, and severe infection.
The extra dose reduced risk of infection by 41%, hospitalization or death by 65%.
Health officials are releasing 77,000 more doses, with supply stretched by higher-than-expected demand for the new tool for protecting newborns.
The researchers limited capture of data on COVID-19 diagnoses to children who had an additional respiratory illness, such as pneumonia.
The buck, which carried a GPS tracker, died in the middle of October.
The findings highlight the importance of preventing COVID-19 through vaccination and contact precautions, the authors said.
Eleven organizations agreed to adopt principles aimed at reducing the need for antimicrobials on farms.
UK officials say the increase in antibiotic use in 2022 is likely related to increased healthcare demands following the removal of pandemic-related mitigations.
The updates include an expanded list of alternative drugs and the prevention and management of anthrax meningitis.
The annual Lancet report details the health impacts of climate change, such as Bangladesh's record dengue outbreak.
The absolute difference in age-adjusted death rates between men and women increased from 252 to 315 per 100,000 from 2010 to 2021.
So far this fall the virus has hit at least 12 turkey farms in 7 of Minnesota counties.
Most flu viruses were influenza A, and of subtyped samples, about two-thirds were H3N2.
Under an agreement with TB Alliance, Indian pharmaceutical company Macleods will supply pretomanid for low- and middle-income countries.
Outcomes were compared to those seen in the 4 years prior to the pandemic.
Serial scores matched clinical observations, and MPOX-SSS demonstrated good discrimination, identified changes over time, and generated higher scores in the expected groups.
Outcomes of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections are important metrics for hospital prevention and control measures.
National guideline-concordant antiviral prescribing among children younger than 2 years at high risk for flu complications was 37%.
The authors of the study say antibiotic stewardship and better hand hygiene in nursing homes could help reduce the spread.
One third of those polled said their vaccine decisions do not affect others.
