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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Bivalent vaccines were 72% effective overall against Omicron infection in Japan.
Hospitalization rates were higher among minority groups during the study period, but the magnitude of the disparities declined by 2022, CDC data show.
Most countries reported partial recovery across a broad range of health services, but some have backlogs in diagnosis of noncommunicable diseases.
Smoking, inactivity, and heavy drinking declined a bit, but obesity levels rose and fewer women received cervical cancer screening.
Nationally, death rates fell for Hispanic (−34.0%), Asian (−71.2%), and Black (−49.3%) adults between the wild-type and Delta waves.
The pandemic likely worsened depression for those already experiencing depressive symptoms, while triggering new symptoms in those who had never yet experienced a depressive episode.
A post hoc analysis of a randomized, controlled trial estimates that 2 doses are 100% effective against hospitalization by 95 days.
Study shows that that the median interval between two infections was 229 days, and reinfection counts were higher during the Omicron era.
The COVID-19 emergency committee will meet on May 4 to assess if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern.
Emergency department visits were highest among patients whose doctors offered only in-person care and lowest among those of physicians who provided 81% to 99% of their care remotely.
