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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Also, tens of thousands of federal workers have requested vaccine exemptions on religious grounds.
Over half of adults diagnosed as having a rheumatologic disease reported persistent COVID-19 symptoms at least a month after recovery from their infection, according to survey results presented late last week at the virtual American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.
Hospital patients in poorer neighborhoods were 28% more likely to have major events like heart attacks and 37% more likely to die.
One study shows 85% protection against hospitalization.
In a trial, the oral drug Paxlovid reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%.
A detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds. A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.
More than 28 million extra years of life were lost among 31 well-off nations.
Officials warn that the continent could see another half million COVID-19 deaths by February.
The plan will affect all employers with 100 or more employees, or 84 million Americans.
The initial COVID-19 vaccine campaign in the United States was associated with fewer infections, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations among adults 65 and older, finds a study yesterday in The Lancet.
