Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization.
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 JAMA study reveals a 49% death rate in critically ill patients; for a much smaller study it was 62%.
Korea confirms 379 new cases and 602 overall, and infections in Italy spike to 132.
In other developments, Italy's outbreak expanded and a California city blocked a plan to move evacuees from Travis Air Force Base.
As infections outside of China increase, China's total tops 75,000 cases.
"The day may come when we may need to implement such measures as seen in Asia," a CDC official says.
Also, South Korea cases almost double, to 104, many part of a church cluster.
Also today, 79 more Diamond Princess infections were reported—raising cruise ship totals to 621— and the WHO details stepped-up response measures regarding the Westerdam ship in Cambodia.
Data suggest the possibility that COVID-19 could be transmitted via respiratory, fecal-oral, or body fluid routes.
Research news includes evidence of person-to-person spread before symptoms.
HHS is partnering with Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson to develop vaccines and therapeutics.
