The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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A JAMA Network Open survey study of US adults' preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation in the event of a limited supply ranks frontline medical workers, high-risk children, and high-risk older adults as highest priority for vaccine distribution.
Fifty-two of 54 patients who experienced cardiac arrest had nonshockable rhythms.
Cases in school-aged kids rose in September, with infections in teens twice as common and racial disparities that mirror adult trends.
Experts say rapid tests can help lower-income nations scale up their testing without specialized labs or staff.
A review by members of the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel finds insufficient data to recommend for or against convalescent plasma for treating COVID-19.
The researchers calculate that about 9.3% of the population had been infected by July.
On the international front, Europe continues to see case counts rise, and the WHO makes its case for big investments in tools to battle the virus.
Of 4 new studies, all but 1 suggest that minorities shoulder heavier burdens.
Today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) provides updated information from voluntary reports on 100,570 healthcare personnel (HCP) with COVID-19 from February to July that shows variations in risk, including higher death rates in minority workers.
"What we can change is where we are in October, and into the winter," Canadian PM Justin Trudeau says.
