The risk of long COVID was two to three times higher after the initial infection (14.8%) than after first (5.8%) or second (5.3%) reinfections.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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Among recipients with weakened immune systems who had completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine series, Paxlovid was tied to a 44% lower risk of hospitalization.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, says she will leave the agency at the end of June.
More parents were very likely to vaccinate their kids after reading messages saying that other trusted parents have done so or that the vaccine is safe.
The WHO said the decision was based on declining COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions and on high levels of immunity.
Some data streams will end as the national public health emergency winds down, but multiple markers will still yield timely localized data.
The WHO COVID-19 emergency committee is meeting today to discuss if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern.
A 3-dose vaccination series was 42% effective against infection and 82% effective against hospitalization or death during Omicron.
The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.
Some studies that relied on menstrual tracking apps and self-reports noted a relationship between vaccination and menstrual disturbances.
COVID-19 trailed only heart disease, cancer, and accidental injuries as a cause of death.
