On average, COVID-19 was tied to 2 more days of sick time than influenza.
The findings come as CDC advisers prepare to meet next week about the composition of upcoming COVID vaccines.
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.
About 38% of patients experiencing stillbirth received a COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy, compared with 39% of those with live births.
The company said a combo vaccine might help bridge gaps in vaccine coverage while simplifying vaccination.
After a brief dip in March 2020, the proportion of people who received one or more inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021.
Researchers also estimated that 230,134 cases were averted in kids aged 5 to 11 years, a 24% reduction.
Participants with a history of COVID-19 were more likely to experience some degree of smell loss compared with those without a history.
This decline in consumption was still evident in 2022 after the initial pandemic restrictions had ended.
Seventeen percent to 20% of caregivers reported poor mental health in the lockdown periods of 2020-2021.
One and 6 months after the second vaccine dose, fatigue, malaise, chills, and headache were each tied to 1.4- to 1.6-fold higher neutralizing antibody levels.
No safety concerns were reported after Paxlovid use.
Physicians with the largest proportion of unvaccinated patients were more likely to be male.
Spanish-speaking Hispanic women had the highest self-reported rate of any COVID-19 vaccination.
The test-to-stay strategy avoided an estimated 7 to 20 days of quarantine per child, with no significant increase in infections.
US policymakers need to target their distribution approach to providing access to life-saving medical supplies in shortage, the authors say.
Median total sperm count and concentration, total sperm motility and progressive motility were significantly lower after infection, and the promotion of immobile sperm was higher.
Women aged 40 to 64 years experienced increases of 33.3% to 56.0% in serious alcohol complication episodes in 10 of the 18 months.
Nearly half of all physically able vaccine seekers (47%) could walk to COVID-19 vaccination sites within 15 minutes, and 87% could do so within 60 minutes.
A total of 19% of adults with diabetes reported a functional limitation with an onset after 2020, compared to 13% of adults without diabetes.
Rates of events such as all-cause death, heart attack, stroke, and hospitalization for chest pain, heart failure, and respiratory infections were comparable.
Previous COVID-19 infection was associated with an almost 50% reduced risk of a symptomatic cold.
Text messages increased 30-day COVID-19 booster uptake by 21%.
ACIP made its latest assessments during a packed 3-day schedule, during which it also updated it recommendation for RSV vaccines.
