The 10 new flu-related deaths in children bring the season's total to 226, the most since 2009-10.
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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A study of more than 2,900 healthcare workers (HCWs) shows that those who wore a respirator were more than 40% less likely to be infected with COVID-19 than those wearing a surgical mask.
Rates of severe pregnancy-related complications and severe maternal illness and death rose significantly.
Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine last month for the primary vaccine series, the company announced today that it has applied for an EUA for the vaccine to also be used as a booster in adults ages 18 and older.
About 27% of kids hospitalized for COVID-19 or MIS-C had symptoms 2 to 4 months later.
COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic had 4% higher healthcare use in the 6 months after illness onset than matched controls, most notably for infection-related conditions, hair loss, bronchitis, pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis, and shortness of breath, finds a study today in JAMA Network Open.
The CDC also revised its school guidance, which no longer recommends cohorting or the test-to-stay strategy for exposed contacts.
In kids, lingering symptoms often occurred after mild illness and were more common in unvaccinated youngsters.
Adults with blindness and deafness were less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a large study of adults published today in an early online edition of JAMA Ophthalmology.
More durable protection would be an advantage, since frequent mRNA vaccine boosting may be hard to sustain long-term.
Japan reported a record daily high today, and South Korea's daily total reached a 4-month high.
