Long-COVID patients with dizziness on standing, mood changes, and musculoskeletal pain were the most likely to report unfavorable health.
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.
Get weekly COVD-19 updates in your inbox.
Catch the latest episode!
Top COVID FAQs
By CIDRAP & other experts
Read all 7 reports
The authors of the study say the findings provide worldwide antibiotic stewardship goals for COVID-19 and future pandemics.
Most exposures were short, but transmission usually resulted from exposures of 1 hour to several days.
Persistent headache began during the first 2 weeks of COVID-19 in more than two thirds of participants.
Doses will still be available to low-income countries through Gavi's regular immunization program.
As part of its announcement today, the WHO recommended universal masking for health facilities and protection for health workers.
Crude cumulative incidence of 28-day all-cause death or hospitalization was 5% for early initiators and 7% for delayed users.
Levels for three viruses are elevated or rising, as the CDC warned of further impacts and urged stepped-up vaccination.
The COVID-19 group had a higher risk of hospital readmission than the seasonal flu cohort.
As public health mandates eased, people started to travel farther, and COVID-19 spread from distant locations rose.
Researchers observed a 44% greater adjusted risk of mortality in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection and COVID-19 coinfection.
