The group weighed considerations about newer variants and raised concerns about a strain recommendation might interface with the FDA's new preposed COVID vaccine framework.
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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Implementing recommended infection control measures and ensuring patients and staff members are up to date with COVID-19 vaccination are critical in dialysis settings, the authors said.
So far there's no association between upward hospitalization trends and rising EG.5 proportions.
The impact of COVID measures on work-life balance varied across different groups in European nations, according to an analysis released today.
The level of hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccine was much higher than for other routinely given vaccines.
Mitochondrial dysregulation leads to long-term damage and may help explain long COVID, the authors say.
WHO experts said EG.5 could spread globally and lead to a rise in cases, but so far doesn't appear to cause more severe disease.
Staff shortages and isolation during the pandemic could have delayed delirium recognition, and the authors also found higher rates of antipsychotics prescribed at discharge.
The list of people recommended to receive the vaccine is geared toward groups who will most benefit, such as older people, caregivers, and those with underlying medical conditions.
Approximately 30% of the respondents said they believed COVID-19 vaccines were unsafe for someone who already had a previous COVID-19 infection.
From very low levels, markers were up slightly again as the EG.5 variant pushed ahead of XBB.1.16.
