The United States has been in a "protracted health crisis" for decades, the researchers say.
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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A study at a fertility clinic in China ties COVID-19 exposure to reduced sperm count and lower sperm motility.
Rates of COVID-related professional stress, however, declined throughout the pandemic.
Older adults and those with metabolic conditions such as obesity also received significant benefits against stroke and death.
One state, however—New York—reports high activity of influenza-like illness.
Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.
Staff-to-community COVID-19 rates were similar before and after de-escalation (median community rate, 2.6 before and 1.5 after).
On average, workers who received Novavax had 1.7 systemic symptoms, compared with 2.8 in Pfizer recipients.
Children and adolescents were at higher risk for new-onset mild and moderate chronic kidney disease from 2020 to 2023.
Only the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab and convalescent plasma were linked to a higher risk of certain adverse events.
But prison populations remained about the same during the entire crisis.
