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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With robust vaccine supplies, groups are revamping programs to more quickly and efficiently get doses into people's arms.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults living with HIV in New York was lower than that of the rest of the state's population as of October 2021, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Daily cases have dropped 50% over the past 2 weeks, but deaths, known to lag cases, increased by 35%.
The severity of COVID-19 does not change based on pregnancy trimester, finds research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM's) virtual annual meeting.
COVID-19 has a shorter incubation period than thought, and rapid tests performed well.
Daily cases have dropped 36%, hospitalizations have dipped 14%, and deaths are down 4%.
"We observe particularly low vaccine uptake among Black individuals in the U.S."
A study yesterday in Radiology used imaging to determine that breakthrough infections are less severe when a patient is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with patients who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
Also, new CDC data show that vaccines offer protection against the Omicron variant.
"The instructions ... weren't clear about what you should do if your test was negative."
