The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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Vaccines that are easier to administer, such as intranasal, and that provide broader protection are the main goals for future vaccines.
An antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was associated with a reduction in urine cultures and antibiotic use at four Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.
About 35% of children with long COVID had respiratory symptoms, and 30% had systemic symptoms.
Over 40% of the US public health workforce plans to leave their jobs within the next 5 years, and 51% said more staff were needed to respond to COVID-19, according to findings from a 2021 survey published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Biden says he's doing well and getting a lot of work done after having mild symptoms last night.
High blood pressure carried a 2.6-fold increased risk and superseded all other risk factors.
In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Meanwhile, the CDC signs off on its advisory panel's recommendation for the Novavax vaccine for adults.
COVID-19 patients are 6 times more likely to develop heart disease and 81% more likely to receive a new diabetes diagnosis.
Although unvaccinated police officers and firefighters are more likely to develop COVID-19, they are less likely to trust that the vaccines are effective and safe, according to a US study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
