Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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Businesses and organizations are struggling with vaccine mandates as the Delta variant shows no sign of slowing.
Out of 574 multiple-occupancy dorm rooms, roommate transmissions occurred only 20% of the time, according to a study during the fall 2020 semester at the University of Colorado Boulder.
All but 5 states have seen a rise in COVID hospitalizations due largely to unvaccinated patients, with Nevada, Arkansas, and Missouri hit especially hard.
In other developments, cases surge in Asia's hot spots, and infections continue to climb sharply in Europe.
Black men saw a 91% drop in prostatectomies; rates for White men dropped 17%.
Patients with a history of COVID-19 were more likely to have side effects after their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine than those who were never infected, according to a Vaccine study yesterday.
Also, ACIP continues to recommend the J&J COVID vaccine despite concerns over Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Two doses of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine were 80% effective against the Delta COVID-19 variant.
Multiple groups call for addressing major global vaccine inequality issues.
Children and teens spread COVID-19 to household adults after returning home from a sleep-away camp in June 2020, according to correspondence published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday.
