Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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, Brazilian researchers warned of a link between the P1 variant and higher death rates in younger adults.
Adults 20 to 49 years old may be sustaining the resurgence of COVID-19, according to a study published late last week in Science.
Antibodies from both recovered and vaccinated people neutralized the UK variant better than the South African one.
Antibody response was akin to that in non-pregnant women, with a similar safety profile.
The WHO issues an urgent request for countries to donate 10 million vaccine doses in a final push to get inital vaccine to all countries.
Also, the CDC notes higher anxiety and depression in young adults during the pandemic.
Researchers reporting on two non-peer–reviewed studies published this week on the preprint server medRxiv followed up months after adults' COVID-19 hospitalization and found that 55% to 71% have not fully recovered. Middle age and female sex were associated with a higher likelihood of worse recovery in both studies.
Experts say aerosols, the B117 variant, classroom density, and lunchtime all play a role.
Patients given the antiviral drug improved in 5 days, compared with 7 days in the control group.
Brazil's deaths crossed the 300,000 mark, the only country besides the United States to pass that number.
