The combined vaccine elicited higher immune response against SARS-CoV-2.
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 findings may be helpful for communicating the benefits of pairing flu and COVID vaccination.
Receipt of a third vaccine dose was linked to significantly higher antibody levels than receipt of two doses.
The XBB Omicron variant is now dominant in the northeastern region. Meanwhile, flu activity is still high, but declined in most areas.
A total of 105 molnupiravir recipients (0.8%) were hospitalized or died, compared with 98 (0.8%) in the control group, demonstrating no benefit.
With US cases level going into the holidays, lawmakers continue work on a budget bill with provisions to boost pandemic preparedness.
Heart palpitations, fatigue, chest pain, and shortness of breath were among the problems unique to SARS-CoV-2, according to a new study.
A quarter of US adults who report long COVID said that their symptoms affect their ability to complete daily activities "a lot."
SHEA says, "Such testing is of unclear benefit when added to other layers of infection prevention mitigation controls."
Overall estimated protection against death during both periods is 89% among 3- to 17-year-olds.
When researchers added a medical mask over an N95 respirator, 13% failed fit-testing.
