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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Also, experts continue to assess reports of rare blood clot conditions tied to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Nearly 40,000 US children 17 or younger may have lost a parent due to COVID-19 infection, according to a statistical model in JAMA Pediatrics today.
The results, published as a research letter, suggested that 1 in 13 COVID deaths result in a child losing a parent and that, as of February 2021, 37,300 children have been affected—more than 43,000 if using excess death data.
Cases are increasing in younger adults, with some states in the Midwest and Northeast experiencing rises.
Prisoner transfer and an infected health worker were among outbreak triggers, and a related study also outlined vaccine hestitancy in inmates.
The COVID-19 B117 strain, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, has similar aerosol stability compared with three other COVID strains, so transmissibility differences are most likely due to other factors, according to a study last week in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
As cases climb higher in hard-hit countries, more nations are tracking what they fear are fourth spikes in cases.
Childcare stressors, impact on careers, and more have affected healthcare workers.
People who have had 2 COVID vaccine doses at least 2 weeks prior can travel with fewer restrictions.
As a precaution, the Dutch health ministry announces a pause in vaccinating people younger than 60.
