Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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A study of 4,737 COVID-19 patients in Israel conducted during the Omicron surge concludes that Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid roughly halves the risk of severe COVID-19 or death, according to findings published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Over the study period, the proportion who were boosted rose from 49% to 85%.
Moms' vaccination provided infants 71% protection against Delta and 33% against Omicron.
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an EUA request for their vaccine in kids 6 months to 4 years old.
Compared with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, dogs can detect COVID-19 infections via scent with high sensitivity (97%)—though lower specificity (91%)—even when patients are asymptomatic, according to a study in PLOS One yesterday.
Too-high pulse oximetry readings led clinicians to believe patients weren't ill enough for certain therapies.
Though falling or holding steady elsewhere, COVID cases are still increasing in the Americas region.
Three COVID-19 vaccine doses offer good protection against infection and hospitalization, including those caused by variants of concern—regardless of brand, type, or combination, according to an ongoing meta-analysis published yesterday in BMJ.
The findings reveal substantial global collateral damage during the pandemic.
In the US, the more transmissible BA.2.12.1 subvariant now makes up nearly 60% of sequenced samples.
