Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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 lung infection caused by COVID-19 increased cardiac macrophages.
If its steps are implemented, the GAO says aviation will be better able to address communicable disease threats and minimize disruptions.
A message to "claim your dose by making a vaccination appointment" improved vaccine coverage by 2 percentage points.
Patients with and without immune-compromising conditions had similar clinical disease severity upon admission.
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.
