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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New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that US healthcare workers accounted for 6% of COVID-19 hospitalizations from March through May.
A day after the most daily cases ever, the global total tops 43 million infections.
Also, severity of disease may be predictive of longer-lasting antibody protection.
The data suggest avoidance of care for fear of infection or for other reasons, even for life-threatening conditions.
The head of the WHO highlights 5 steps to take, such as open communication.
In the first large study looking at SARS-CoV-2 viral loads (VL) in asymptomatic children, researchers found that VL were 3 to 4 logs lower compared with symptomatic children, which was consistent with the difference in median cycle threshold (Ct) values—10.3 cycles—between the two groups.
The therapy provided no benefit over usual care in 464 COVID-19 adult patients.
Gilead says the approval is based on results of 3 randomized controlled trials.
The study also found that those with Down syndrome had 5 times the risk of hospitalization.
A paper published yesterday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlights a case study the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has used to update how it defines close contacts of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
