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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Men under 50 recovering from asymptomatic COVID have double the likelihood of acute ischemic strokes (AIS) compared with men of the same age without COVID infection, according to a study last week in JAMA Network Open.
The committee, in a 10-to-4 vote, recommends that the US resume use of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The head of the WHO said the group is deeply concerned about rising cases and deaths and has redeployed 2,600 staff to help in India.
COVID-19 during pregnancy is tied to dramatically higher rates of maternal death, increased risk of infection, and adverse health outcomes in newborns.
Federal officials worry that parts of the country where vaccine uptake is low could become future virus hot spots.
A study assessing use of a medical mask under a cloth mask for COVID-19 has some scientists concerned.
Preliminary findings from a large analysis of pregnant women who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines showed no obvious safety signals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Last week the nation's vaccination rate dropped slightly for the first time, partly due to the J&J vaccine pause.
Today the numbers soared even higher, with 332,358 new cases and 2,255 deaths.
The study from 10 Brazilian cities adds to mounting evidence that the two drugs shouldn't be used in the treatment of COVID-19.
