The West has had the highest wastewater detections for most of the summer, but levels have now declined a bit according to the CDC's latest update.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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The report "offers a comprehensive review of the evidence base for how Long COVID may impact a patient's ability to engage in normal activities."
Facilities with PPE shortages had an additional 14.81 cases per 100 residents.
In 2020, 1,033,122 excess deaths were recorded, and that number rose in 2021 to 1,256, 942.
The "duckbill" N95 stopped 98% of the virus that causes COVID-19, the authors say.
The pandemic emergency classification represents a higher level of alarm that builds on existing IHR mechanisms.
Early oral antiviral drug administration was associated with a 23% reduction in long COVID overall.
Unflagged vaccine-skeptical content cut vaccination intent by 2.28 percentage points per user, versus −0.05 percentage points for flagged content.
Wastewater detections are up in the western region, which is also seeing a small rise in test positivity.
Chicago, after recording 64 measles cases and administering more than 30,000 vaccine doses, has passed 2 incubation periods with no new infections.
On average, COVID-19 was tied to 2 more days of sick time than influenza.