Overall, 57% of participants had evidence on PET/MRI of inflammation affecting the heart or lungs.
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 roadmap provides a detailed strategy to develop broadly protective vaccines—suitable for wide use—to tackle future COVID-19 variants and other worrisome coronaviruses.
A meta-analysis shows that protection from previous infection against symptomatic disease was high for the wild-type, Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants but much lower for Omicron BA.1.
COVID-19 vaccination is linked to fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among previously infected adults, suggests a US study.
Antibiotic receipt for COVID-19–related outpatient visits ranged from 4% in children 5 and under to 16% in adults ages 45 to 65.
After a moderate rise over the winter holidays, US COVID indicators are showing downward trends.
Also, the single available medical code for long COVID may not capture the wide variation in symptoms and severity.
Moderna vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic Omicron was 60% 2 weeks to 2 months after the second dose and 36% from 3 to 4 months after the second dose.
Adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections in Switzerland died at 1.5 times the rate of those diagnosed as having influenza A or B.
The company will offer no-cost access to vaccines after the government phases out covering them when the Public Health Emergency winds down in May.
Long COVID was tied to a 16% reduced odds of working full time (25% for those with cognitive impairment) and a 23% higher probability of unemployment.
