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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The nation has reported 6 COVID-19 deaths and about 350,000 people being treated for fevers.
Government, rural, and smaller hospitals even outperformed previous years.
Indications of persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is tied to a higher risk of in-hospital delirium and death by 6 months, according to a study published this week in GeroScience.
A projection that 100 million cases could occur late this year is raising scientific skepticism.
Study finds 55% had at least one symptom at 2 years, and a second study highlights blood clot risks.
Officials say an uptick in South Africa and other African nations is an early warning signal to step up preparedness.
Estimated effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine against infection in children 6 to 11 years old was 88% at least 14 days after the first dose amid the Delta variant surge, before the emergence of Omicron, finds an interim analysis from a phase 2/3 clinical trial.
The results were similar for severe COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections.
Also, 16 US healthcare societies call on federal officials to extend the country's public health emergency.
Researchers in Singapore discovered that a Moderna COVID booster following a two-dose Pfizer vaccine series induced a stronger neutralizing antibody response against the Omicron variant in adults compared with an all-Pfizer series, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
