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Though hospitalizations and other markers trended lower, the CDC received reports of 17 more pediatric flu deaths.

People who later had or long COVID had higher resting heart rates and lower daily step counts at least 3 weeks prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The reminders didn’t lead to differences in COVID-related clinical outcomes, however.

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.

22 studies featured patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. 

Nine percent of people who described themselves as permanently sick or disabled had long COVID. 

Lower risks for vaccinated participants were also seen when restricting the analyses to the pre-Omicron and Omicron periods, sex, age, or previous infection.

From 2021 to 2023, 23% of participants developed long-COVID symptoms, with 56% of those infected in 2021 reporting symptoms for 2 years. 

German researchers say the answer may be in virus-reactive memory T cells, which are triggered by COVID infection. 

If the pandemic hadn’t occurred, over half of the person-years of life lost would likely have been lived without disability, the authors say.