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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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Of COVID-positive respondents, omnivores had a higher rate of moderate or severe disease than the plant-based group (18% vs 11%).
The most common symptoms at 2 years were fatigue, memory loss, trouble concentrating, and insomnia.
COVID is at higher-than-expected levels in some parts of South America.
Fall 2020 brought the biggest upheaval in public school enrollment in US history, with a 2.8% decline in public school enrollments.
Vaccine efficacy against ICU admission was 85% to 91% in adolescents amid the Omicron variant period.
COVID activity is high, but infections are causing less severe disease than earlier in the pandemic.
Composite major cardiovascular events fell 27% in April 2020 and stayed below expected levels in March (−10%) and December (−20%).
The most common symptoms were cough, fatigue, and memory loss.
Though COVID wastewater and test positivity are higher than last year at this time, medical encounters are trending lower.
Estimated effectiveness against intensive care unit admission was 73%.
