Although a 15-day course of Paxlovid was found to be safe, it didn't demonstrate a significant benefit in improving symptoms.
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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Though the vote was unanimous, discussions were complicated by the diversity of JN.1 viruses.
The report "offers a comprehensive review of the evidence base for how Long COVID may impact a patient's ability to engage in normal activities."
Facilities with PPE shortages had an additional 14.81 cases per 100 residents.
The "duckbill" N95 stopped 98% of the virus that causes COVID-19, the authors say.
The pandemic emergency classification represents a higher level of alarm that builds on existing IHR mechanisms.
Early oral antiviral drug administration was associated with a 23% reduction in long COVID overall.
Unflagged vaccine-skeptical content cut vaccination intent by 2.28 percentage points per user, versus −0.05 percentage points for flagged content.
On average, COVID-19 was tied to 2 more days of sick time than influenza.
Protection against infection 4 weeks after vaccination was 52%, and against COVID-related hospital illness it was 67%.
"A brief, seemingly innocuous or benign encounter with the virus can still lead to health problems years later," one study author says.