The West has had the highest wastewater detections for most of the summer, but levels have now declined a bit according to the CDC's latest update.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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Only 45% of first reinfections among those who experienced a severe initial infection were mild.
FEMA has said it expects to fulfill funding obligations for the pandemic through August 2026.
The authors found that 37% of the COVID-positive group suffered quantitative olfactory dysfunction.
During the follow-up period, 9% of children in the lockdown cohort had at least 1 wheezing episode, compared with 15% in the historical cohort.
Depression, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, suicide, and self-harm increased in certain groups.
Pre-existing sleep disturbances were tied to a 12% increased risk of COVID-19 infection and a 36% increased risk of long COVID.
The researcher also found leftover SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the gut as long as 2 years after infection.
COVID-19 vaccination may help protect children aged 5 and older against symptomatic asthma, a new study finds.
Delirium was tied to 32% greater functional disability and more than double the risk of worse cognitive symptoms in the 6 months after hospital release.
Nasal vaccines have the potential for reducing transmission and preventing milder illness.