The new data reveal no notable safety or effectiveness issues.
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 AAP recommends that all kids ages 6 to 23 months old be vaccinated against COVID, given that they are at highest risk for severe disease.
COVID-19 can cause a patient's blood vessels to age around 5 years, which is seen most strongly in women.
The cumulative incidence of long COVID among reinfected and non-reinfected participants was 11% and 8% in the post-index year, respectively.
The authors say that, absent a standard definition, the condition will continue to be both under- and over-recognized.
Children continue to be affected by COVID, and, during last winter's rise in cases, emergency department visits were elevated for young children.
Only 37% and 22% reported receipt of flu and COVID vaccines, respectively.
About 60% of participants with long COVID attributed their work loss to their symptoms.
Among those with 2 or 3 vaccine doses, VE against hospitalization due to COVID-19 was 47%.
Increases in HPV vaccination rates were lower than expected.
US adults with long COVID had a nearly 3-fold increased risk of additional hospitalization compared with those who had SARS-CoV-2 infections but not long COVID.
