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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In participants with long COVID, greater lung perfusion correlated with increased chronic fatigue severity.
The number of sudden cardiac arrests and sudden cardiac deaths before and during the pandemic wasn't significantly different.
The overall protection against long COVID from vaccination is likely even higher, because these estimates don't account for infections prevented by vaccines, the authors say.
Only 11% of survivors resumed full-time work by 6 months, while 12% went back to part-time work.
Hydroxychloroquine use was evenly distributed across the United States, but outpatient use of ivermectin was significantly higher in southern states.
The Trump administration also terminated advisory committees on long COVID and health equity.
The CDC says it does not anticipate posting any more updates on US respiratory disease activity this season.
Pfizer’s initial clinical trials on the drug were conducted on unvaccinated adults.
HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire.
The authors estimate the cost of narrowing the oxygen gap at $34 billion over the next 5 years but called it a highly cost-effective investment with far-reaching effects.
