Emphasizing shared clinical decision-making with providers, the CDC now says healthy children ages 6 to 17 "may" receive COVID vaccination if a parent or guardian wants it.
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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Although unvaccinated police officers and firefighters are more likely to develop COVID-19, they are less likely to trust that the vaccines are effective and safe, according to a US study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Stress from childcare issues amid the pandemic was tied to an 80% higher chance of burnout.
BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants now make up about 90% of sequenced samples.
High estimated blood viscosity (eBV) is significantly associated with greater risk of death from complications among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, suggests a retrospective study published yesterday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
First and second boosters provided substantial protection against emergency/urgent care visits.
The COVID health emergency has been in effect since Jan 31, 2020, and has been renewed 10 times.
COVID-19 hospitalization is associated with a 45% greater risk of subsequent heart failure (HF), particularly for patients who are younger, White, or previously diagnosed as having heart disease, according to a US study published late last week in Nature Communications.
Data from nearly 1 million Americans show an 8% to 11% higher rate of mostly mild systemic adverse events.
Survey results published yesterday in JAMA Network Open reveal that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Latino adults in the United States have experienced more delays in cancer care and more worries about treatment costs than their White peers.
Armed conflict, vaccine misinformation, and COVID impacts are among the factors eroding vaccine coverage in kids.
