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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In light of the request, FDA advisors will meet on Feb 26 to weigh emergency use.
For men with COVID-19, the risk of dying from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rose 4.5-fold.
The global number of people vaccinated has now eclipsed the number infected.
A randomized control trial shows that being exposed to misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine induced a decline in the intent to definitely get the COVID vaccine of 6.2 percentage points in the United Kingdom and 6.4 percentage points in the United States, according to a study today in Nature Human Behaviour.
Also, a UK group adds more evidence that the B117 variant is about a third deadlier.
Patients on long-term dialysis were also more than 5 times likelier to be infected.
States continue to struggle with how best to reach the elderly and minorities, groups at greater risk for severe COVID-19.
Except for a slight decrease from Mar 29 to Apr 11, 2020, emergency department (ED) visits involving drug and opioid overdoses (ODs) were 1% to 45% more frequent than in 2019, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study published yesterday.
People age 35 to 49 have especially contributed to recent outbreaks.
Findings suggest the vaccine provides strong protection after 1 dose and could slow disease spread.
