The suit from 19 states and the District of Columbia contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises.
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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A drop in overall infections, hospitalizations, and deaths outweighed the risk from rare reports of myocarditis or pericarditis.
Adults with psychiatric disorders were hospitalized at a rate of 394 per 100,000 person-years.
Partially vaccinated and unvaccinated patients were at significantly higher risk for death in the Delta and Omicron periods.
Some states in the Central and Midwest regions are reporting high or very high flu activity.
COVID vaccine effectiveness against heart failure and blood clots in the veins and arteries was 22%, 53%, and 45%, respectively, in the month after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The CDC said the cases are a reminder that vaccination is an important tool for preventing MIS-C, which can be severe or even fatal.
The most pronounced association was seen in men younger than 75 years, who had a 78% lower death rate (3% vs 14.0%).
On average, healthcare providers more strongly agreed that scarce resources shouldn't be allocated to patients less likely to survive.
Delayed care, resource constraints, and emergency department crowding by COVID-19 patients likely contributed to the worse outcomes, the authors say.
The long COVID treatments in the trials target autonomic nervous system dysregulation, which triggers some of the most burdensome symptoms.
