HHS received a list of 100 ways it could better prepare for and respond to public health emergencies such as pandemics.
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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"If we tried to vaccinate our way out of what is happening in Michigan, we would be disappointed that it took so long," says CDC director.
COVID-19 survivors also had a 93% lower risk of symptomatic infection within 7 months.
Officials say masks, distancing, and other measures are needed to give vaccines a chance to succeed.
One dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appears to be not very protective against the B117 variant, and two doses may not be as effective against the B1351 variant, according to a non–peer-reviewed, real-world Israeli study posted late last week on the medRxiv preprint server.
Patients in 3 European nations developed an unusual blood clotting disorder.
Studies spotlight disease impact in Montana and control efforts in two states.
Also, UK advisors urge people younger than 30 to get a vaccine other than AstraZeneca when available.
Jeff Zients says, "Now is not the time to change course on vaccine allocation,” as some states report dramatic spikes.
COVID-19 hospitalization and all-cause death rates for patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing dialysis, as well as kidney transplant recipients, climbed steeply early in the pandemic, and both exhibited racial disparities, according to a study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
"Young and healthy individuals, as well as other groups ... should have great respect for the virus."
