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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Some Asian countries, like Taiwan, continue to battle stubborn COVID spikes.
Most states will not have 70% of adults vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jul 4, an analysis finds.
One study suggests that symptoms like fatigue and depression are common, even with mild illness.
Pressure grows on wealthy countries that have excess doses to start donating them.
Preventive use of bamlanivimab lowered the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 in staff and residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the United States, according to a study yesterday in JAMA.
Nearly 80% of US patients hospitalized for COVID-19 received antibiotics from March through October 2020, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Only 13% had bacterial infections, but 85% received one or more antibiotics.
Tests showed COVID-19 antibodies persisted for 6 months in most dental workers.
Also, the White House says it will share 25 million vaccine doses with countries in need of supply.
Plus, in the United Kingdom, the Delta variant (B1617.2) is surpassing the proportion of Alpha cases (B117).
