Flu-related deaths in children climb to 204, up 6 from the previous week, the CDC says.
The highest risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was in the first 72 hours at room temperature and first 24 hours at 37℃.
A study at a fertility clinic in China ties COVID-19 exposure to reduced sperm count and lower sperm motility.
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.
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.
But prison populations remained about the same during the entire crisis.
Those who became infected with COVID had higher levels of gene expression for two key proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2.
For the seventh week in a row, indicators show that US influenza activity is dropping, but it's still above baseline levels.
The second infection was also tied to a 50% or greater increase in several specific long-COVID conditions, including myocarditis and fatigue.
Only 7 jurisdictions are still reporting high flu activity, and, for COVID, wastewater detections returned to the low level.
Other trends included worrisome rises in tuberculosis, measles, and pertussis.
Only treatment within 10 days of COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with lower risk.
The most common symptoms were fatigue, cough, headache, nasal congestion, and muscle pain.
Though hospitalizations and other markers trended lower, the CDC received reports of 17 more pediatric flu deaths.
A total of 9% of placebo recipients contracted COVID-19 from a household member, compared with 3% of ensitrelvir recipients, for a 67% risk reduction.
German researchers say the answer may be in virus-reactive memory T cells, which are triggered by COVID infection.
No changes were found in physical health and well-being scores among kindergartners before and during the pandemic.
But they had lower rates of critical care admission.
Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high.
These men had higher rates of shortness of breath and fatigue than those without erectile dysfunction and had higher depression/anxiety and pain/discomfort scores than before infection.
Twelve more pediatric flu deaths were reported, mostly caused by the H1N1 strain, raising the season's total to 98.
HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire.
