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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There have been 100 cases of a rare neurologic syndrome in 12.8 million US J&J recipients, mostly in men over 50.
Today a consensus statement by several leading public health organizations and a commentary in the Annals of Internal Medicine voiced support for mandating COVID-19 vaccinations in US healthcare workers (HCWs).
The FDA and the CDC said so far there are not enough data to recommend a booster.
WHO head Tedros urges Moderna and Pfizer to go all out on channeling vaccine supply to COVAX.
Two doses of different vaccines were 80% to 89% effective in at-risk patients 65 years and older.
People who received the flu vaccine prior to having COVID-19 had less risk of sepsis, stroke, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and disease requiring emergency or intensive care, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) this year.
A study of hospital patients in Israel found a link between multidrug-resistant gut bacteria and exposure to commonly used non-antimicrobial drugs (NAMDs), researchers reported last week at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
"Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time," the agencies say.
The CDC says vaccines are "one of the most critical strategies to help schools safely resume full operations."
The vaccine had good efficacy against infection and severe disease, but lower than with mRNA vaccines.
