The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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Long-COVID patients had more blood clots in the lungs, ischemic stroke, coronary artery disease, and other cardiovascular conditions.
Chinese export of active pharmaceutical ingredients has been complicated by pandemic-related supply-chain chaos and, more recently, the lifting of the country's zero-COVID policy.
The COVID-19 booster was 74% effective against Omicron infection compared with the primary vaccine series for 3 months, but protection waned to 36% after 6 months.
From 1985 to 2022, the US government invested $31.9 billion in research yielding discoveries that contributed to the design of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020.
Global cases dropped 76% over the past 28 days, while deaths were down 66%.
Two new observational studies suggest that COVID-19 vaccination lowers long-COVID incidence and severity.
Aircraft wastewater surveillance could be used with traveler-based surveillance to provide an early warning system for COVID-19 and other pathogens.
Structural changes in the brain may explain the persistent fatigue and neuropsychiatric complications tied to long COVID.
Transmission in healthcare settings and bars and nightclubs was most likely to involve at least 5 infections, with nightlife cases more likely to generate further spread.
The company, however, recently filed for bankruptcy, citing the prolonged FDA authorization process.
