Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
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-19 survivors also had a 93% lower risk of symptomatic infection within 7 months.
Officials say masks, distancing, and other measures are needed to give vaccines a chance to succeed.
One dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appears to be not very protective against the B117 variant, and two doses may not be as effective against the B1351 variant, according to a non–peer-reviewed, real-world Israeli study posted late last week on the medRxiv preprint server.
Patients in 3 European nations developed an unusual blood clotting disorder.
Studies spotlight disease impact in Montana and control efforts in two states.
Also, UK advisors urge people younger than 30 to get a vaccine other than AstraZeneca when available.
Jeff Zients says, "Now is not the time to change course on vaccine allocation,” as some states report dramatic spikes.
COVID-19 hospitalization and all-cause death rates for patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing dialysis, as well as kidney transplant recipients, climbed steeply early in the pandemic, and both exhibited racial disparities, according to a study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
"Young and healthy individuals, as well as other groups ... should have great respect for the virus."
With case counts and hospitalizations soaring, Michigan has emerged as the latest US hot spot.
