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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A detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds. A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.
More than 28 million extra years of life were lost among 31 well-off nations.
Officials warn that the continent could see another half million COVID-19 deaths by February.
The plan will affect all employers with 100 or more employees, or 84 million Americans.
The initial COVID-19 vaccine campaign in the United States was associated with fewer infections, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations among adults 65 and older, finds a study yesterday in The Lancet.
"Please know we have conducted a thorough review of the safety data."
The high protection was found even amid high Alpha and Delta variant circulation.
Covaxin, made by Bharat Biotech, is an inactivated vaccine given in two doses 4 weeks apart.
COVID-19 didn't appear to spread efficiently within and among teams last fall.
Spanish, Italian, and UK physicians reported high levels of depression and anxiety during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a study yesterday in PLOS One.
