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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Over 73% of participants were at elevated risk of infection owing to risk factors.
A 31-year-old woman from Spain contracted COVID-19 twice within 3 weeks, despite being fully vaccinated and recently receiving a booster shot, according to a case report that will be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) meeting. The case provides evidence that the Omicron strain is able to evade previous immunity.
The data reveal about 6 instances per 100,000 Pfizer vaccinees, compared with 18 for Moderna.
Though at-risk people are strong candidates, "For every COVID-19 vaccine dose recommended, uptake declines," a CDC official says.
The findings, of course, do not suggest infection is preferred over vaccination, which is much safer.
Given our polluted world, "the association may be of great significance to public health," one author says.
A randomized controlled trial found that suppressing androgen hormones in male COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus did not improve outcomes. The study was published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Also, new CDC data show that 9 of 10 young kids hospitalized with Omicron were not vaccinated.
A commentary, however, cautions about applying the findings to all patient populations.
Use of the common maintenance drugs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), warfarin, statins, direct-factor Xa inhibitors, and P2Y12 inhibitors was tied to lower risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death, a large US National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggests.
