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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Only 1 of 62 newborns who nursed and roomed with an infected mom tested positive.
The world added about 1.5 million more cases over the weekend, putting the pandemic total past 67 million.
A JAMA Network Open study late last week suggests that a pattern of delayed medical care during the pandemic may be responsible for a greater incidence of a ruptured appendix related to appendicitis in children.
Review of 57 studies finds that only 8 of 213 household COVID-19 clusters (3.8%) had a pediatric index case.
The latest CDC steps provide a bridge to when vaccines will be widely available.
Though it's an observational study and can't prove cause and effect, it holds promise.
The findings may be related to living and working conditions and other factors.
"You've got to stick with this or your health system won't be able to cope."
While younger adults with no underlying health conditions have been considered safer from COVID-19's severe outcomes, of those who were hospitalized, 22% were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), 10% needed mechanical ventilation, and 0.6% (3 patients) died, reports a study published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Strategies for a secure drug supply chain discussed at National Academies public workshop.
