COVID 19 CIDRAP

Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.

Test positivity for flu rose to 25%, with emergency department visits very high and affecting all age-groups.

Approximately 93% to 95% of these costs come from productivity losses.

Overall, 21% of women and 16% of men reported long COVID.

Experts fear the move could undercut US and global efforts to monitor and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.

Researchers observed lower rates of use among Black and Hispanic patients than among White patients. 

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.