The delay, narrowed approval, and extra study steps raise concerns about the status of and potential added requirements for other COVID 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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After a moderate rise over the winter holidays, US COVID indicators are showing downward trends.
Also, the single available medical code for long COVID may not capture the wide variation in symptoms and severity.
Moderna vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic Omicron was 60% 2 weeks to 2 months after the second dose and 36% from 3 to 4 months after the second dose.
Adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections in Switzerland died at 1.5 times the rate of those diagnosed as having influenza A or B.
The company will offer no-cost access to vaccines after the government phases out covering them when the Public Health Emergency winds down in May.
Long COVID was tied to a 16% reduced odds of working full time (25% for those with cognitive impairment) and a 23% higher probability of unemployment.
Of all participants, 59% had organ damage at 1 year—even those with non-severe infections.
People with asthma experienced worse control of their asthma after they had recovered from mild to moderate COVID-19.
Rates of COVID-19 rebound were similar in patients who did and didn't receive antiviral drugs, and relapse wasn't tied to worse clinical outcomes.
The WHO has abandoned plans for the second phase of its study into SARS-CoV-2 origins because of challenges it faced doing key studies in China.
