Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
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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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.
CDC advisers meet next week to vote on whether to recommend the vaccine.
"The fact that so many are exhibiting symptoms of burnout is concerning."
A new study published in Applied Economics Letter estimates long COVID symptoms have forced 80,000 UK residents out of employment as of March of this year.
The estimate is based on data that show 5.5% of people infected with COVID-19 will develop chronic illness symptoms that limit their activity, including shortness of breath, brain fog, and headaches.
"Antimicrobial resistance will not stop if we let down our guard; there is no time to waste."
Kids younger than 3 years had fivefold higher antibody levels than older participants.
COVID-19 cases worldwide rose last week for the fifth week in a row, but deaths overall held steady.
A study yesterday in the Journal of Virology suggests that, while co-infection with influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 does not change the trajectory of influenza A, contracting influenza A first could suppress any COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.
BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now make up about 81% of circulating viruses in the US.
