Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
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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Late last week in Emerging Infectious Diseases, South Korean researchers reported that average time from exposure to COVID-19 diagnosis was 3.7 days in quarantined close contacts of patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and that 99.1% of diagnoses occurred by day 10, supporting a 10-day quarantine.
The global COVID death toll is closer to 18.2 million through 2021, with wide regional variations, data indicate.
A large North Carolina study finds no elevated risk in kids and teens who have asthma.
In the US, a new study on Pfizer vaccine effectiveness in kids shows solid 2-dose COVID-19 protection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children 5 to 11 years old in the United States remained low during the first 11 weeks of vaccine eligibility, especially in high social vulnerability index (SVI) areas. The research was published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Protection against hospital illness was 85% for 2 doses against Alpha and Delta and 86% for 3 doses against Omicron.
In the US, lawmakers scramble to find funding for COVID-19 activities.
While Medicare beneficiary hospitalizations for non–COVID-19 diagnoses fell sharply in March and April 2020 and stayed low through September 2021, death rates after hospitalization rose substantially—particularly for Black and Hispanic patients, finds a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
"These findings imply that the pandemic may substantially contribute to the world dementia burden."
The United States continues to report the most COVID-19 fatalities of any country.
