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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Virtual-care and in-person patients had similar rates of index-visit hospital admissions, 30-day emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.
The study data from the sixth wave of COVID-19 cases seen in Tokyo caused by BA.1 and BA.2 from January to May 2022.
The study was based on information gleaned from the UK Biobank, which included health information on 151,200 adults.
Vaccinated participants tended to overestimate their past risk perceptions and trust in science, while unvaccinated respondents underestimated them.
On the third day of illness, 19% of participants worked remotely during the pandemic, compared with 9% before.
Americans who report having experienced long COVID said they also experienced more anxiety, low mood, and difficulty with memory.
There was no difference in respondents' general health status or improved mental health.
COVID-related hospitalizations are up a bit, flu-like illness is climbing, and officials confirm more avian flu outbreaks on poultry farms in 5 states.
In the first pandemic year, executive function and working memory were significantly worse across the cohort.
Respondents aged 18 to 34 had the highest rate of mental illness in 2023, at 50%.
