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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The antibody cocktail reduced the risk of COVID-19 by 66% to 81%.
Myocarditis and pericarditis both saw increased prevalence in COVID-19 vaccine recipients compared with a pre-vaccine period of January 2019 to January 2021, with the incidence still rare but higher than in previous studies, according to a JAMA research letter yesterday.
UK data show less than 1 in 20 kids with COVID-19 have symptoms that persist for longer than 4 weeks.
The global total nears 200 million cases, led by surges in Asia and the Middle East.
Tyson Foods and Microsoft announce that all employees will need to show proof of vaccination.
COVID-19 patients who had received the flu vaccine 6 months to 2 weeks prior to diagnosis were less likely to have sepsis, stroke, and—with some time constraints—deep vein thrombosis (DVTs) and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency department (ED), according to a study yesterday in PLOS One.
The milestone comes as the US continues to battle surging cases and hospitalizations.
While any text message helped, language encouraging ownership was most effective.
Wuhan is reporting its first local cases since May of 2020, as multiple cities track new infection clusters.
A new study based on data from Hong Kong shows a rising incidence of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly linked to increasing time spent indoors and on screens. The study was published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
