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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The risk of death was 2 to 3 times higher, depending on how close the ICU was to capacity.
The world added more than 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 3 days.
COVID-19 infection rates in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers are higher than those in the general population and eclipse those of surrounding communities, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Network Open.
"We're sparing no effort in getting Americans vaccinated," Biden says.
Rapid exponential rises in cases are occurring in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chile.
The CDC warns the new B117 variant could well be the dominant strain within 2 months.
Black Americans may expect to die 2.10 years sooner, and Latinos 3.05 years earlier.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to experience complications such as heart attacks or blood clots, though the absolute increased risk is small, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine research letter today.
These findings highlight the need for risk mitigations, the authors write, adding that pregnant women should also be included in COVID-19 vaccine and treatment trials.
In the UK, the rate for hospital admissions reaches new heights.
Screenings dropped 63% to 82% during the first pandemic wave but had a higher rate of cancer detection.
