The Wall Street Journal reports the Trump administration is investing $500 million in the universal vaccine project.
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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Also, new models predict a spike in cases in late May after states reopen from lockdowns.
Several patients had deep vein thrombosis, suggesting the virus may cause abnormal blood clotting.
Resources may be especially taxed in some US cities with vulnerable populations.
COVID-19 "has created the greatest financial crisis in history for hospitals and health systems."
WHO officials urge nations to take extra care in relaxing their distancing measures.
A modest lockdown could add 1.8 million TB cases and 342,000 deaths globally over 5 years.
A study published today in Pediatrics shows Chinese children who contracted COVID-19 often presented with co-infections of other respiratory viruses.
Of those polled, 78% say they would be uncomfortable in a sit-down restaurant.
Cases rose 41% in Africa last week, and transmission is widespread in 7 countries. Lesotho is the only nation that hasn't reported a case.
US drug maker Pfizer Inc. and Germany biopharmaceutical company BioNTech announced today that the first US participants in a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine have begun receiving doses.
