Posts published in “COVID-19”

In its annual National Influenza Vaccination Week messaging the CDC said there’s still time to benefit from getting a flu shot this season.

Two doses of COVID vaccine before infection was tied to a 24% reduced odds of having long COVID.

Sex-based disparities in COVID-19 severity may be influenced by a complex interaction of genetic, hormonal, immunologic, and other factors, the authors say.

Postvaccination reactions were reported for 47% of children.

The number of hospitals with at least 1 non-neonatal pediatric admission declined by 374 across the country.

Greater cardiac output and brain perfusion may be an attempt to compensate for impaired lung function, the authors say. 

By November 9, 35% of adults reported having received the flu vaccine and 18% the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and 40% of those aged 75 years…

With flu and COVID levels still low but expected to rise, the CDC said vaccination is a good way to cut risk over the holiday…

The greatest risk reductions in COVID-related and all-cause deaths were seen among women and hospitalized patients.

The cumulative incidence of depression was higher among those with migraine during fall 2020 (15%) than in those without (12%).