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First-wave COVID patients had much higher risk of death for 18 months
Within the first 21 days after diagnosis, the risk of all-cause death was 68 to 81 times times higher in
Read more.Omicron infection in pregnant women tied to poor outcomes, especially in unvaccinated
Poor outcomes include illness and death, bacterial infections, more ICU days, and serious conditions such as preeclampsia.
Read more.More than 65 million people around the world may have long COVID
The number of affected COVID-19 survivors is based on the estimated global rate of 10% of infected people and more
Read more.China sheds more light on its COVID surge, adds to death count
The WHO welcomed the new details, but asked for a breakdown by province and more SARS-CoV-2 sequences.
Read more.Feds probe possible stroke link to new Pfizer COVID booster
Follow-up investigations in the US and other nations and by the company have not found the same increase.
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