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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Modeling from the CDC predicts the US will see a sharp drop in infections and deaths in the coming weeks.
Also, mixed reactions swirled on the proposed IP vaccine waiver, and more Asian nations took steps to battle COVID-19.
Researchers estimate Canada's potential demand for tocilizumab, a potential COVID-19 drug.
The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is associated with some increases in bleeding and clotting events, according to a BMJ study yesterday, but experts say the benefits outweigh the risks.
"The extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures."
When polled a year ago, both groups markedly lowballed the pandemic's impact.
Nepal is recording 57 times more cases than at this time last month.
Less than 0.1% of all COVID-positive patients in the Intermountain Healthcare system had probable or possible recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a PLOS One study yesterday.
To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for countries to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.
Vaccines are just one of many COVID-disrupted services, a recent survey notes.
