Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
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 WHO COVID-19 emergency committee is meeting today to discuss if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern.
A 3-dose vaccination series was 42% effective against infection and 82% effective against hospitalization or death during Omicron.
The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.
Some studies that relied on menstrual tracking apps and self-reports noted a relationship between vaccination and menstrual disturbances.
COVID-19 trailed only heart disease, cancer, and accidental injuries as a cause of death.
Bivalent vaccines were 72% effective overall against Omicron infection in Japan.
Hospitalization rates were higher among minority groups during the study period, but the magnitude of the disparities declined by 2022, CDC data show.
Most countries reported partial recovery across a broad range of health services, but some have backlogs in diagnosis of noncommunicable diseases.
Smoking, inactivity, and heavy drinking declined a bit, but obesity levels rose and fewer women received cervical cancer screening.
Nationally, death rates fell for Hispanic (−34.0%), Asian (−71.2%), and Black (−49.3%) adults between the wild-type and Delta waves.
