Over one-quarter of participants were admitted to an ICU, and nearly one-third needed mechanical ventilation or high-flow oxygen.
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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Risk factors included financial hardship, food insecurity, lack of a college degree, medical discrimination, and poor social support.
Latino essential workers who were potentially undocumented were hardest hit, with a staggering 91% increase in deaths, compared with 8% for their White US-born counterparts.
The surges in wastewater detection accurately predicted case counts for the following week.
The greatest brain aging was seen in older people, men, and those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds.
CoVerage is based on observations from the long-term evolution of certain influenza viruses such as influenza A H3N2.
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization.
Hospitalized patients more often had 3 or more impaired cognitive domains than non-hospitalized participants did.
Black and Hispanic children had higher rates of ICU admission than Asian or Pacific Islander children.
Partial immunity from COVID in residents early in the pandemic and infection-prevention measures may explain the findings, the authors say.
