The percentage of US adults reporting high confidence in the CDC fell from 82% in February 2020 to 56% in June 2022.
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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Overall vaccine effectiveness was 29% against COVID-19–associated hospitalization.
ACIP's chair signaled that new work groups will take up 2 new topics: cumulative vaccine doses in children and impacts from established vaccines, including hepatitis B in infants.
In an effort to combat misinformation, a group of volunteers have compiled a growing list of randomized controlled trials conducted for licensed vaccines.
Former ACIP members pushed back on claims of public mistrust and warned dismantling has critically weakened US vaccination programs.
Among the participants in the present study, 972 developed acute kidney injury.
In other developments, the ECDC today reported a slow rise in COVID activity in the Europe, which may partly reflect waning population immunity.
The announcement comes just 2 days after Kennedy removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee.
An open letter signed by dozens of medical and public health organizations urges payers and insurers to continue covering COVID vaccines for pregnant patients.
Like adults, cardiac and metabolic disturbances suggest the potential for long-term problems.
Physical well-being returned after 3 months, but up to 20% of patients continued experiencing suboptimal overall health-related quality of life 1 year post-infection.
