The risk of long COVID was two to three times higher after the initial infection (14.8%) than after first (5.8%) or second (5.3%) reinfections.
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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Twenty-eight–day in-hospital mortality rates decreased from 29.9% to 19.7% for adult COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients over the first wave of the pandemic, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine study published yesterday.
More than 60% of Americans prioritize public health over the economy.
The report aims to strengthen COVID-19 response now as well as prepare for future pandemics.
The risk of death was 2 to 3 times higher, depending on how close the ICU was to capacity.
The world added more than 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 3 days.
COVID-19 infection rates in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers are higher than those in the general population and eclipse those of surrounding communities, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Network Open.
"We're sparing no effort in getting Americans vaccinated," Biden says.
Rapid exponential rises in cases are occurring in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile.
The CDC warns the new B117 variant could well be the dominant strain within 2 months.
Black Americans may expect to die 2.10 years sooner, and Latinos 3.05 years earlier.
