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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Of hospitals surveyed, 40% had significant respirator shortages, with many needing to stretch the supply.
One more case has been reported in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the total to 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today on Twitter.
EU officials might exclude travelers from the US and other nations, such as Russia and Brazil, that are having difficulty containing COVID-19 cases.
"A couple of days ago, there were 30,000 new infections. That's very troublesome."
The authors say factors relating to the severity of COVID-19 are likely at play.
Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remained infectious for as long as 16 hours, according to a study published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Using nebulizers and a custom-built rotating drum, US researchers aerosolized the viruses once each in primate head-only exposure chambers or 30-liter rodent chambers in four aerobiology laboratories.
The increase was led by surges in countries, such as Brazil, the United States, and India, that have large populations.
Also, wide guideline variations could cause inequity in equipment allocation during a public health emergency.
Meanwhile, cases continue to surge in Arizona, California, and Texas as US cases top 2.3 million.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York City tripled during the start of the pandemic.
