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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Biden says states will be reimbursed by FEMA if they use the National Guard for pandemic response.
Bamlanivimab paired with etesevimab was more effective than bamlanivimab alone.
Six of 11 deceased patients—all but one of whom had COVID-19—had SARS-CoV-2 RNA in their corneas, but live virus was not detected, according to a study published today in JAMA Ophthalmology.
"The severity of your disease doesn't seem to predict how you're going to respond down the road."
Biden is also sending Anthony Fauci, MD to speak at the WHO's executive board meeting.
A 1% increase in a county's income inequality is associated with a 3% rise in COVID-19 deaths.
The WHO says further investigation is under way into two new variants recently detected in Brazil.
Twenty-eight–day in-hospital mortality rates decreased from 29.9% to 19.7% for adult COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) patients over the first wave of the pandemic, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine study published yesterday.
More than 60% of Americans prioritize public health over the economy.
The report aims to strengthen COVID-19 response now as well as prepare for future pandemics.
