Just 34% of US adults have gotten a flu shot, 25% have had a COVID vaccine, 8% have received the pneumococcal vaccine, and 6% have been vaccinated against RSV.
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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Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
Vinay Prasad claimed—but provided no evidence—that COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children.
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
The findings highlight the condition’s diverse manifestations and lay the groundwork for future research.
Study looks at COVID’s impact on national economies, healthcare systems, labor markets, and quality of life.
Overall, 63% of Americans say they are extremely or very confident that routine childhood vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness.
At three months, relative to controls, greater improvements in intervention recipients were also seen for depression and anxiety and handgrip strength.
Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination.
The most common disease trajectories involved mental illnesses and neurologic, respiratory, and metabolic or digestive diseases.
Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
