Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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 lower percentage of Black and multiracial nursing home residents and those in the South and Southeast were up to date on COVID vaccinations.
MD Anderson Cancer Center saw declines in the incidence rate of several healthcare-associated infections during the first 2 years of the pandemic.
Over a 4-month period, protection with the Novavax vaccine was stable against symptomatic COVID infection.
The company said a combo vaccine could streamline immunization for consumers and health providers and make it easier for people to follow public health recommendations.
The report spells out the complex issues that drove its policies, along with some data gaps officials encountered.
The study is based on heart attack patients seen at Ocean University Medical Center in New Jersey.
The FDA's announcement paves the way for people to start receiving the vaccine at pharmacies and doctor's offices.
Bivalent boosters were first recommended for all Americans ages 12 and up in September 2022.
The proportion of kindergarteners not up to date with vaccinations rose from 6% in 2019 to 7% in 2020, then fell to 6.01% in 2021.
There were no significant differences in risk among COVID patients with chronic conditions and healthy immune systems or older unvaccinated patients.
