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 P1 SARS-CoV-2 variant, which was first identified in Brazil, may be more than twice as transmissible as non-P.1 lineages, and it may lower protective immunity from non-P1 variants 21% to 46%, according to a study published yesterday in Science.
ACIP experts will gather more data and likely meet again in 7 to 10 days.
"Exercise is medicine that everyone should take—especially in this era of COVID-19."
PAHO's director says South America continues to be an epicenter but is not acting like it by easing mitigations steps.
Keeping middle seats vacant on air flights has the potential to cut transmission of virus particles by 57% when multiple passengers are infected and by 23% when a single passenger is infected, according to an aerosol dispersion study that included earlier data that modeled plane airflow.
"Right now I'd like to stress these events seem to be extremely rare," says Janet Woodcock, acting FDA commissioner.
Studies find that antibodies pass robustly from mothers to infants in breast milk.
Spikes continue in hot spots like Iran and Japan as the global death toll nears 3 million.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected healthcare programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that work to protect populations against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, according to a new report by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
"If we tried to vaccinate our way out of what is happening in Michigan, we would be disappointed that it took so long," says CDC director.
