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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Non-White children may receive less COVID-19 testing and experience higher COVID-19 infections, COVID-19 severity, and hospitalization duration, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Two CDC studies today spotlight lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in young adults compared with older Americans.
One study finds a lower risk of cardiovascular dysfunction, and the other shows no lessening in disease severity.
The production hub is designed to boost vaccine supplies in the region for current and future outbreaks.
In Brooklyn, New York, communities with higher rates of poverty and minorities may have less access to COVID-19 vaccination sites, according to a JAMA Network Open research letter late last week.
Respiratory virus detections and ambulatory antibiotic prescribing rates for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) fell dramatically during the pandemic compared with previous years, a finding that could have implications for future antibiotic stewardship and public health strategies, researchers from the University of Wisconsin reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Mobile vaccination clinics and scheduling, as well as varied educational resources, may improve vaccination equity.
Most poll respondents said they were resuming prepandemic activities, including visiting family and dining in bars and restaurants.
Russian authorities say 89% of Moscow's cases are due to the Delta variant.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week that it's investigating a cluster of tuberculosis (TB) infections in patients who've recently undergone spinal surgery that used a single lot of a bone repair product.
