Neurology Advisor: BCG vaccine is protective against long COVID
If administered within the COVID-19 convalescence period, the intradermal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is protective against long COVID development among adults with mild COVID-19, according to study findings published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
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Neurology Advisor: Does age predict severity of neurologic manifestations of long COVID?
Long COVID neurologic symptoms including fatigue, sleep disturbance, and executive function, were more common among adults aged 18 to 64 vs those aged 65 and older.
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Healio: Study: Multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk for long COVID
The vast majority of people in a study with long COVID had experienced multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections over the course of a 4-year period, researchers reported.
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Healio: Women face a greater risk for long COVID vs. men
Women have a 31% or higher risk for symptoms of long COVID compared with men, according to a new cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Healio: COVID-19-causing virus linked to coronary plaque progression, risk for MI, death
SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with more rapid coronary plaque progression and significantly increased risk for adverse outcomes related to target lesion failure, such as heart attack and death, researchers reported.
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