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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COVID-19 patients visited their GPs 20% more often and clinics 10% more often.
Compared with non-pregnant women hospitalized with COVID-19, pregnant women with COVID-19 had lower in-hospital death rates, according to a research letter in the Annals of Internal Medicine today.
"We now have clear evidence that NSAIDs are safe to use in patients with COVID-19."
The CDC says 44% of US adults are now fully vaccinated, as are 72% of seniors.
Mild COVID-19 infection was not linked to longer-term heart damage, according to a JACC Cardiovascular Imaging study late last week.
While states are becoming optimistic, experts continue to advocate for aerosol-related mitigations.
Israeli data show 92% effectiveness against asymptomatic COVID and 97% against symptomatic.
Also, India reports another daily record for deaths—4,197—along with 401,271 new cases.
Direct COVID-19 deaths may be more than double previous estimates, according to a report yesterday by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
The vaccines show either effectiveness or a strong immune response against variants of concern.
