The delay, narrowed approval, and extra study steps raise concerns about the status of and potential added requirements for other COVID vaccines.
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 US has donated more to COVAX than any other nation, with the latest shipments bound for Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Officials confirmed more than 21 million new global cases last week, the highest weekly total ever.
COVID has compounded how the lack of country-of-origin data can affect drug safety, affordability, availability, and national security.
A large UK study yesterday in PLOS Medicine finds that COVID-19 patients released from the hospital were more than twice as likely as the general population to be rehospitalized or die within the next 10 months. They were also at nearly five times the risk for death from any cause.
Also, 26% had mental symptoms, 16% had cognitive problems, and 58% reported work-related issues.
Though illnesses are less severe, Omicron cases have still strained US healthcare systems owing to sheer volume.
In contrast, Omicron is surging in South Korean and Japan, triggering tightened measures.
Among 1,068 US adults surveyed about their mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 12% to 15% reported serious psychological distress that persisted throughout the study period, mostly among young adults, low-income respondents, and Hispanic participants.
The data were published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Officials say too many people globally remain unvaccinated, driving disease spread.
Belief that vaccines are necessary rose more among Black than White survey participants.
