Kennedy's rationale is based on a series of inaccuracies and part of a pattern of misrepresentation.
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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Missed measles vaccinations and eroded surveillance during COVID-19 are setting up a perfect storm.
Mandates have cut the number of unvaccinated Americans by 40% from this summer, an official says.
Sleep-related hypoxia was tied to a 31% higher risk of hospitalization and death.
The corticosteroid dexamethasone was associated with a 56% lower risk of death and intensive care unit (ICU) admission among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and is safe to use in monitored diabetes patients, according to research presented at this week's Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The data underscore the importance of weighing all possible causes, including COVID-19.
Currently, at least 69% of adult US Pfizer vaccine recipients qualify for a booster dose.
Nations like Denmark and France are now seeing impacts and taking steps to curb the spread of COVID-19.
A coronavirus sharing 92.6% of nucleotide identity with SARS-CoV-2 was detected in bats in Cambodia in 2010, according to a new study in Nature Communications, adding to the understanding of natural reservoirs for the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The trajectory of the pandemic is in our hands. ... What happens now and into 2022 is up to us."
Also, tens of thousands of federal workers have requested vaccine exemptions on religious grounds.
