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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"Reported allergy symptoms did not impede the completion of the 2-dose vaccine protocol."
An agreement with the UN eases access in low- and middle-income countries to molnupiravir.
CDC director says the nation is "now heading in the right direction, but needs to remain vigilant."
COVID-mitigating behavior such as physical distancing and mask use didn't change after receipt of vaccination prior to government exemptions, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Experts approve the vaccine in children 5 to 11 on an emergency use basis.
Understanding the role of social gatherings in community spread has important implications for colleges, the author says.
Business groups are pleading with the Biden administration to delay mandates for private firms till after the holiday season.
Also, a new report says failures with the global response include inequality, inaction, and political division.
A guaranteed $25 cash card for both vaccine recipients and drivers of vaccine recipients lessened slowing COVID-19 vaccine uptake at participating sites in North Carolina, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine yesterday.
Most federal relief funds went to the already best-resourced facilities, one study finds.
