Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
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 news comes as a phase 1 trial shows that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine elicited a greater immune response against the Beta and Delta variants.
Also, WHO airs concerns about COVID-19 spread amid interrupted vaccination efforts in Afghanistan.
China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine is tied to a slight increased risk of Bell's palsy, while the Fosun/BioNTech (Pfizer/BioNTech's parallel product in China) did not show a significantly increased risk, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Both the researchers and a related commentary conclude that COVID-19 vaccines' benefits outweigh the risks.
For the first time since February, the US topped 900,000 cases in a week, and more kids are hospitalized than ever before.
Vaccination is key to protect adult household members, an editorial on the study notes.
US wildfires were associated with excess COVID-19 cases and deaths from mid-August to mid-October 2020, according to a study published late last week in Science Advances.
Also, two states with relatively high vaccination rates are seeing COVID-19 surges.
The authors say factors could include high patient numbers and underestimating airborne transmission.
Japan and Thailand report record daily cases, and South Korea says its fourth surge hasn't peaked yet.
