Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
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.
Get weekly COVD-19 updates in your inbox.
Catch the latest episode!
Top COVID FAQs
By CIDRAP & other experts
Read all 7 reports
Understanding the role of social gatherings in community spread has important implications for colleges, the author says.
Business groups are pleading with the Biden administration to delay mandates for private firms till after the holiday season.
Also, a new report says failures with the global response include inequality, inaction, and political division.
A guaranteed $25 cash card for both vaccine recipients and drivers of vaccine recipients lessened slowing COVID-19 vaccine uptake at participating sites in North Carolina, according to a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine yesterday.
Most federal relief funds went to the already best-resourced facilities, one study finds.
Also, Moderna announces promising immune response and safety data for its vaccine in kids ages 6 to 11.
The news comes as Russia reports a daily high in cases and Germany sees rising infections.
First responders' risk for COVID-19 infection is about 60% more than other essential workers, including healthcare workers (HCWs), according to a study published late last week in JAMA Health Forum.
Also, FDA documents show the Pfizer vaccine is 91% effective in younger kids.
Cognitive impairment patterns occurred in relatively young patients and echoed findings seen in those who recovered from other viral illnesses.
