The sensitivity of RATs was 47%, compared with RT-PCR and 80% versus viral culture.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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Patients also had a significantly lower rate of early-stage cancer and a significantly higher rate of advanced tumors.
The pre-exposure treatment is indicated for adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe immunocompromising conditions.
Advice includes optimizing HVAC systems and other steps to improve air quality and circulation.
While racial minorities disproportionately live in geographic regions with higher telemedicine use, they used the services less than their White peers.
The prevalence varied from 5% in men who had COVID-19, to 15% among the unemployed.
Flu indicators declined last week, as COVID wastewater detections declined to the low level.
No significant benefit was found for oral antivirals prescribed beyond 5 days of confirmed infection.
The study didn't specifically examine long-COVID outcomes, and the findings don't necessarily conflict with those of previous studies, the authors say.
A high-dose or adjuvanted influenza vaccine was associated with an elevated risk of stroke.
The investigators conclude that the decision to take acetaminophen, aspirin, or ibuprofen should be done on an individual basis under the guidance of a clinician.