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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Stress, loneliness, and other problems increased with online learning.
Also, the State Department will restrict travelers from India beginning next week.
Infants born to women with COVID-19 have a low chance of contracting the disease from their mothers and having complications, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.
In one study, overweight people 20 to 39 years old had a high risk of hospitalization.
India again breaks its record for new COVID cases, topping 386,000.
Also, more than 100 colleges have made vaccination a requirement for in-person attendance this fall.
The August 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota spread COVID-19 across the country, resulting in at least 649 infections—including transmission to household and workplace contacts—over the next 6 weeks, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
One in 4 recipients noted mild systemic side effects, lower than in phase 3 trials.
India reports more than 300,000 cases for the 8th day in a row and again hits a new single-day high.
Also, a study finds that fully vaccinated seniors have a 94% lower hospitalization rate.