Though KP.3.1.1 variant levels continue to rise, the proportion of XEC viruses is also trending upward.
At 5 Massachusetts hospitals, prolonged antibiotic use was common during the first 33 months of the pandemic, despite low rates of proven bacterial infection.
There was a 17% higher risk of extrasystoles, or extra heart beats, after dose one.
Wastewater levels for COVID-19 remain high but are low for RSV and influenza.
People who had 2 COVID infections were more than twice as likely to report long COVID as those with 1 infection, and the risk rose with more reinfections.
If the third vaccine dose was administered 16 weeks or less before infection, healthcare providers had lower odds of reporting respiratory symptoms.
In 2023, nearly half of all US COVID hospitalizations were among those ages 75 and older.
Wastewater levels are still high, but like other markers are showing a downward trend.
Adding COVID-19–specific guidance to an established stewardship program helped cut antibiotic use by 29% after the first COVID surge.
Patients exposed to a sick roommate or unit mate in the geriatric psychiatric unit were 6 times more likely to become infected.
Wastewater levels are still high, but some indicators such as hospitalizations trended downward.
There was a slightly higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease and blistering skin disorders only in hospitalized COVID-19 patients amid Omicron.
Though most indicators showed downward trends, deaths were up compared to the previous week.
Two factors were tied to increased risk of long COVID through 18 months: age 12 years or older and being infected with the original or Alpha strain.
For COVID-19 diagnosis, wearables were accurate 88% of the time.
Participants with a significantly higher likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine were older and were previously vaccinated against the flu.
The authorization of Novavax's updated monovalent vaccine gives consumers a protein-based immunization option.
Ahead of a holiday weekend and as schools resume, COVID activity is still elevated with wastewater levels are rising in all regions but the West.
In the personal-benefit group, 65.5% said they will likely get vaccinated.
During the study period, 255 COVID-19-related attacks on HCWs were reported, with 18 killed and 147 injured, in addition to damage to 86 facilities.
The agency approved of the single-strain mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 12 and older and granted emergency use authorization for those aged 6 months to 11 years.
Its benefits in reducing symptoms or severity are unclear, the authors say.
The team found a modest but statistically significant higher relative risk of having gestational diabetes in those who had COVID during pregnancy.
Students whose memories were more negative and contained more COVID-19 information fared worse over time.
Wastewater levels are at the very high level nationally, but show downward trends in the South and Midwest.
