Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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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Risk factors for long or very long COVID included female sex, the presence of least one underlying condition, and moderate or severe COVID-19.
Maternal vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with neonatal hospital readmission or 6-month hospital readmission.
Patient blood samples showed signs of persistent immune-system changes believed to be related to long COVID.
During the study period, COVID-19 vaccines were available for use in adults but not children under the age of 5.
The effect was smaller among females, Asian, Black, and Hispanic race, and patients with lower incomes.
The official report said the farm houses 70,000 animals.
The findings held true regardless of vaccination status.
The real-world findings underscore the need to manage drug interactions in patients treated with Paxlovid.
Deaths were up a bit, but hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and test positivity trended downward.
Until the Omicron wave in late 2021 and early 2022, Hong Kong had one of the lowest COVID-19 prevalence rates across the globe.
