The United States has been in a "protracted health crisis" for decades, the researchers say.
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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COVID-infected workers were less likely to work on site than those who had other respiratory diseases, and about 6% of infected employees with telework experience worked on site while sick.
Vaccination rates among US children aged 5 to 17 years varied widely by race as of August 2022.
Concerns are growing about the impact of China's surge and about XBB.1.5, which is quickly gaining dominance in the US.
Ninety or more days after vaccination, mild adverse reactions occurred in about half of patients, but no serious adverse events.
Nonspecific symptoms affected well-being the most: fatigue, confusion or lack of concentration, and sleep disorders.
Unvaccinated, infected inmates had an estimated 36% risk of spreading the virus, compared with 28% among infected vaccinees.
In the US, the proportion of the more transmissible XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant virus rises sharply again.
People who have COVID-19–related loss of smell may benefit from visual-olfactory training using patient-preferred essential oils.
Relative to rates at 1 month after the first lockdown ended, stress, anxiety, and depression rose by 2.5%, 13.9%, and 22.2%, respectively, by 15 months.
The total volume of anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications at US hospitals fell 43% at the onset of the pandemic.
