The risk of long COVID was two to three times higher after the initial infection (14.8%) than after first (5.8%) or second (5.3%) reinfections.
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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Also, the Biden team proposes a new COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
Studies spotlight limited in-school COVID-19 spread in North Carolina, Sweden, and Norway.
Two new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
There are now at least 56 cases of the variant B117 in 8 states; California and Florida have the most.
Counties with large universities offering in-person instruction saw a 56% jump in COVID-19.
The head of the WHO European office warns the B117 variant could displace other lineages.
The results of a UK mental health survey conducted before and after the start of the pandemic found that British minorities were more impacted by the pandemic, but all citizens reported an increase in mental distress, according to a study yesterday in PLOS One.
Survey finds COVID tracking maps don't change Americans' perceived individual risk.
Vaccine risk of anaphylaxis is 11.1 per 1 million doses administered, the CDC says.
Only 16% of those treated developed severe disease, compared with 31% in the placebo group.
