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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The HIV researcher, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will replace Anthony Fauci, MD, who retired at the end of last year.
Official COVID-19 case counts are rising only in the Western Pacific region globally—mainly due to transmission in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
No waning of bivalent vaccine effectiveness against medical treatment was seen at 2 months in both previously infected and never-infected participants.
The test provided no false results, with accurate results obtained after 2 breaths for each participant.
The Moderna vaccine was also tied to a 14% lower risk of contracting COVID-19 in this age-group.
Diagnoses for stage 1 cancers saw the biggest change, with 50% to 60% reductions.
Twenty-seven metabolites were still dysregulated in long-COVID patients compared with controls after 2 years.
Two-dose COVID vaccine effectiveness (VE) was 49%, 26%, and 7% for children, teens, and young adults, respectively, but 3-dose VE against death was 65%.
HHS launches the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, and the State Department launches the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.
In summer 2020, 11% had moderate to severe depression, but the rate rose to 22% by spring 2021.
