The United States has been in a "protracted health crisis" for decades, the researchers say.
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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Patients exposed to a sick roommate or unit mate in the geriatric psychiatric unit were 6 times more likely to become infected.
Wastewater levels are still high, but some indicators such as hospitalizations trended downward.
Decisions about investing in building wastewater surveillance capacity should consider the vast economic and social cost of responding to infectious diseases not detected and arrested early, the authors say.
The findings come on the cusp of the Northern Hemisphere flu and respiratory syncytial virus seasons and rising US COVID-19 cases.
The rate of averted deaths by country differed by vaccination uptake over time, as well as whether COVID-19 outbreaks were seen primarily before or after vaccine rollout.
The difference in the mean acceleration between girls and boys was about 3 years.
The analysis yields insights for ongoing staff shortages at US hospitals and underscores the importance of minimizing caseload surges during future public health crises.
There was a slightly higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease and blistering skin disorders only in hospitalized COVID-19 patients amid Omicron.
Early-stage diagnoses especially were lagging for lung and cervical cancers.
COVID-19 participants most often reported fatigue, muscle aches, headache, and loss of taste and/or smell, consistent with the more extensive systemic COVID-19 effects.
