The combined vaccine elicited higher immune response against SARS-CoV-2.
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 study yesterday found that 47% of COVID-19 patients who required prolonged mechanical ventilation developed potentially life-threatening tracheal (airway) complications.
Also, US leaders encourage Americans to double down on efforts now that vaccines are on the horizon.
Study shows that 28% of older COVID-19 emergency department patients had delirium, with a higher risk of ICU stay and death.
Experts urged individual actions to avoid protracted lockdowns and maintain hard-fought gains.
Public transportation usage dropped 72.7% across the United States from Feb 15 to May 17, but vulnerable populations and essential or physical workers were most likely to continue using it, according to a study published yesterday in PLOS One.
The protection is even better than the 90% found in an initial analysis.
The White House coronavirus task force says deaths could approach 2,000 a day in the coming weeks.
Supply chain issues could hinder vaccine rollout, and EUA data must be transparent, the report says.
Duke University's aggressive pooled surveillance COVID-19 testing program enabled large-scale testing, successfully reduced transmission, and prevented major outbreaks seen on other college campuses, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) study yesterday.
Philadelphia, Ohio, Iowa, and California are among the locations where officials tightened measures to drive down their COVID-19 surges.
