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Nirmatrelvir tied to 26% lower risk of long COVID, 47% lower risk of death
Improving uptake of the drug, a component of Paxlovid, could help reduce longer term outcomes, as well as severe disease,
Read more.Meta-analysis reveals risk, protective factors for long COVID
Underlying medical conditions significantly associated with long COVID were anxiety and/or depression, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, suppressed immune
Read more.WHO: COVID activity up in 3 world regions
COVID activity is on the rise in the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean and European regions, as well the South East Asia
Read more.Americans less active after emergence of COVID-19, study finds
Fitbit tracking and the participant survey found that lower step counts persisted, even after COVID restrictions eased.
Read more.Report describes SARS-CoV-2 market sequences, Biden signs intel declassification bill
The newly signed law requires declassification within the next 90 days and focuses on the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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