Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
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 biggest declines in the belief "Vaccines are important for children" occurred in the DR Congo (20% decline), followed by Uganda (14%) and Nigeria (10.5%).
XBB subvariant activity varies by world region, and spikes fueled by newer versions are coming with fewer hospitalizations and deaths compared to earlier waves.
Data show patients who suffered heart attacks during initial COVID-19 lockdowns can expect to live up to 2 years less than those who had prepandemic heart attacks.
A total of 51% of participants said they lost at least 1 day of work in the previous month, and 20% reported not being able to work at all.
Study brings light to the complicated relationship between COVID-19 vaccines, parental choice, and public health.
From November 2020 through October 2021, 59% had depression, 60% had anxiety, and 62% reported stress.
A higher proportion of long-COVID patients than control patients had impaired cardiac blood flow (50% vs 27%).
Medical records were searched for 23 serious potential vaccine side effects, including blood clots, seizures, stroke, and myocarditis.
European officials agree that COVID-19 vaccines should be switched for the fall to a single-strain vaccine that contains an XBB lineage strain.
Menstrual cycles may lengthen by up to 1 day following vaccination, but the effect is temporary and vaccination makes little difference in other menstruation factors.
