Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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Two doses of different vaccines were 80% to 89% effective in at-risk patients 65 years and older.
People who received the flu vaccine prior to having COVID-19 had less risk of sepsis, stroke, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and disease requiring emergency or intensive care, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) this year.
A study of hospital patients in Israel found a link between multidrug-resistant gut bacteria and exposure to commonly used non-antimicrobial drugs (NAMDs), researchers reported last week at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
"Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time," the agencies say.
The CDC says vaccines are "one of the most critical strategies to help schools safely resume full operations."
The vaccine had good efficacy against infection and severe disease, but lower than with mRNA vaccines.
Sixteen African nations report resurgences, and cases have more than doubled in some European countries.
In Orange County, California, COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare personnel (HCP) was connected with a 94% reduction in HCP cases 3 weeks after second doses of mRNA-based vaccines were administered, according to a JAMA Network Open research letter yesterday.
The US COVID-19 vaccination program may have saved almost 280,000 lives and prevented 1.25 million hospitalizations, according to the results of a modeling study published yesterday by the Commonwealth Fund.
Also, global deaths pass 4 million, led by the United States, India, and Brazil.
