A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk.
Scientists have found clear differences in the blood of people with long Covid — a key first step in the development of a test to diagnose the illness.
Long Covid was most likely in women, Hispanic people, adults who lived in rural areas and adults ages 35 to 49. Asian adults were the least likely to have long Covid, as were people whose family income was 400% more than the federal poverty level.
US COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued their slow rise over the past week, but two early indicators showed declines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest data update.
If you’ve had Covid previously and dodged a bullet and did not get long Covid the first time around and you’re getting another infection now, you’re pretty much trying your luck again. People need to understand that you can get long Covid the second time, even if you dodged the bullet the first time. You can get long Covid the third time."
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has been known to cause a wide range of symptoms beyond respiratory issues. Recent reports have highlighted a lesser-known effect of the virus: hearing loss. While it is not yet definitively proven, there have been case reports and studies suggesting a link between COVID-19 and hearing problems
