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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Cases in Africa rose 25% last week and are doubling every 3 weeks, and infections rose 10% in Europe.
Communities with vaccination uptake of 30% or lower will be hardest hit by the Delta variant, CDC director says.
COVID-19 transmission was most commonly identified in households early on in the pandemic, but interviews also show an association with healthcare settings, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
JAMA Cardiology reports describe cases shortly after Pfizer, Moderna shots.
Both cases and deaths in Africa rise sharply—cases by 33% and deaths by 42%.
Black, American Indian, and Hispanic women were disproportionately affected by the declines in screening.
A new meta-analysis of 58 studies shows obese men are not at increased risk of death from COVID-19 when admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), but those with a history of smoking, diabetes, or kidney disease were at increased risk.
The study, published yesterday in Anaesthesia, contradicts other published findings that have linked male sex and obesity to worse COVID-19 outcomes.
Southern, Western states and areas with low vaccination rates saw the greatest COVID increases.
Elsewhere, Africa's cases rise in its third wave, as Brazil's ongoing surge shows signs of another uptick.
Life expectancy at birth dropped an estimated 1.3 years in 2020 and 1.8 years in early 2021 owing to COVID.
