The clinical secondary attack rate for asymptomatic COVID-positive children was more than 10%.
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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The most common reasons given for forgone care were fear of contracting COVID-19 and difficulty securing an appointment.
While racial minorities disproportionately live in geographic regions with higher telemedicine use, they used the services less than their White peers.
The prevalence varied from 5% in men who had COVID-19, to 15% among the unemployed.
Flu indicators declined last week, as COVID wastewater detections declined to the low level.
No significant benefit was found for oral antivirals prescribed beyond 5 days of confirmed infection.
The study didn't specifically examine long-COVID outcomes, and the findings don't necessarily conflict with those of previous studies, the authors say.
A high-dose or adjuvanted influenza vaccine was associated with an elevated risk of stroke.
The investigators conclude that the decision to take acetaminophen, aspirin, or ibuprofen should be done on an individual basis under the guidance of a clinician.
After being told to quarantine following exposure to the virus, the driver continued to ferry passengers on a public bus, school bus, and charter bus.
Generalized joint hypermobility was significantly associated with non-recovery from COVID-19.