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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Results from an observational cohort study of pregnant women indicated a 96% vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19 infection and an 89% VE against hospitalization for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in pregnant women, according to a study in Nature Medicine today.
The US surge has driven child COVID-19 hospitalization rates to pandemic highs.
None of the specified outcomes in 6.2 million vaccine recipients met the criteria for a safety signal.
Also, Africa is struggling to meet its end-of-September vaccination coverage goal of 10%.
The state has stepped into oxygen negotiations, created resource depots, and taken other actions.
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against the Delta (B1617.2) variant was 65% in those fully vaccinated, according to a population-based study in Norway. The results, published in Eurosurveillance yesterday, looked at 4,204,859 infected adults without previous COVID-19 from mid-April to mid-August.
After years of decline, US hospitals saw significant increases in HAIs.
The odds of long COVID-19 fall by more than half after two doses of vaccine.
The ECDC says a third dose should already be considered in the immune-compromised.
"A transparent, thorough, and objective review of the data by the FDA is critical."
