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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Despite more supply chain initiatives, they are heavily focused in certain markets.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 had a case-fatality rate 13.6 times higher than similarly aged people with COVID, according to a study published this week in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The new plans come as more Americans are open to being immunized and amid signs of stabilizing cases.
"In-person schooling for children has numerous health and societal benefits," the authors of a new study say.
COVID-19 patients diagnosed as having schizophrenia spectrum disorder—but not those with mood or anxiety disorders—were linked to an increased risk of death, according to an observational cohort study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.
In other developments, 70 countries have now detected the B117 variant, and more nations have also reported the 501Y.V2 and P.1 variants.
In other developments, Belgium, the Philippines, and Brazil see signs of B117 variant spread, and the WHO updates its clinical guidance.
Also, President Biden sets a new goal of 1.5 million vaccine doses administered each day.
Of 1.2 million students, 10.5% had psychological distress, with high school seniors especially affected.
While 10.1% of first responders and public service personnel in New York City reported positive COVID test results, 22.5% had COVID-19–specific antibodies in their blood, with even higher rates in prison staff and emergency medical technicians (EMTs), according to an Emerging Infectious Diseases study yesterday.
