The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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"The failure to take this virus seriously is precisely what got us into this mess in the first place."
The UK and South Korea report fewer primary care, emergency visits, 3 studies say.
An analysis of neighborhood-level data in three US cities highlights the racial and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 positivity, incidence, and mortality, researchers reported today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
"We can win this by hanging in there a bit longer," medical adviser Anthony Fauci says.
Also, Brazilian researchers warned of a link between the P1 variant and higher death rates in younger adults.
Adults 20 to 49 years old may be sustaining the resurgence of COVID-19, according to a study published late last week in Science.
Antibodies from both recovered and vaccinated people neutralized the UK variant better than the South African one.
Antibody response was akin to that in non-pregnant women, with a similar safety profile.
The WHO issues an urgent request for countries to donate 10 million vaccine doses in a final push to get inital vaccine to all countries.
Also, the CDC notes higher anxiety and depression in young adults during the pandemic.
