Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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"In-person schooling for children has numerous health and societal benefits," the authors of a new study say.
COVID-19 patients diagnosed as having schizophrenia spectrum disorder—but not those with mood or anxiety disorders—were linked to an increased risk of death, according to an observational cohort study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.
In other developments, 70 countries have now detected the B117 variant, and more nations have also reported the 501Y.V2 and P.1 variants.
In other developments, Belgium, the Philippines, and Brazil see signs of B117 variant spread, and the WHO updates its clinical guidance.
Also, President Biden sets a new goal of 1.5 million vaccine doses administered each day.
Of 1.2 million students, 10.5% had psychological distress, with high school seniors especially affected.
While 10.1% of first responders and public service personnel in New York City reported positive COVID test results, 22.5% had COVID-19–specific antibodies in their blood, with even higher rates in prison staff and emergency medical technicians (EMTs), according to an Emerging Infectious Diseases study yesterday.
Also, Moderna says its vaccine likely protects against B117 and B1351 variants.
New reports touch on the pandemic's economic toll and on the benefits vaccine equity could have.
Antibiotics were widely prescribed to hospitalized COVID-19 patients at Dijon University Hospital in France during the first wave of the pandemic but did not have any impact on outcome, French researchers reported yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
