The Wall Street Journal reports the Trump administration is investing $500 million in the universal vaccine project.
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 yet another study demonstrating racial disparities in the pandemic, a University of Chicago analysis has found that black people are twice as likely as whites to test positive for COVID-19.
Task force coordinator Birx says harder-hit states should re-enter phase 1 of reopening.
In 62% of 911 emergency dispatches, the patient did not report COVID symptoms.
Cases increased 20% in the Americas over the past week, and in Africa, cases in 22 countries have more than doubled over the past month.
At least 246 COVID-19 cases have been tied to reopened nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea, after the Apr 30 to May 5 Golden Week holiday, with 61% among contacts of nightclub revelers, according to a research letter published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Also, the WHO will meet with Chinese officials to probe the source of the virus.
Hospital and ICU beds in Arizona, Texas, and Florida are filling at an alarming rate.
Around 5% in Spain, a nation hit hard earlier, had antibodies to the virus.
A retrospective cohort study of 1,687 COVID-19 patients at two New York City hospitals published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine revealed that 31% were obese, and obese patients were at higher risk of respiratory failure.
Not recognizing airborne transmission has led to a false sense of security, they write.
