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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The risk of stillbirth was quadruple with the Delta variant compared with uninfected women, and maternal death rates quintupled after Delta.
US infants born early in the pandemic were less likely to receive routine childhood vaccinations if their mothers had perinatal care disruptions (those just before or after birth) or experienced discrimination during pregnancy, according to a prospective study today in JAMA Pediatrics.
"As a clinician deep in the clinical trenches, I am really grateful we have clarity," says one ACIP expert.
Study estimates 12,000 excess deaths 2 weeks after ICUs reach 75% occupancy.
Austria is the first nation in Europe to take such dramatic steps amid the continent's fourth surge.
Upwards of 700,000—perhaps as many as 1.6 million—US COVID-19 survivors haven't recovered their sense of smell after more than 6 months, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
COVID-19 interventions might worsen loneliness, financial stress, and other mental health issues.
Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands all report record high daily cases.
Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, and Rhode Island become the latest to expand eligibility for COVID-19 boosters.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new comprehensive survey of vaccine uptake in healthcare workers (HCWs), showing that after initial enthusiasm, vaccine uptake stalled at 70% by Sep 15, 2021. Results of the survey are published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
