Weekly Update July 25, 2022 – COVID-19 reinfection worsens long-term risk form death, fatigue, heart disorders
As unprecedented numbers of Omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new COVID wave, there is growing alarm about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.
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COVID-19 reinfection worsens long-term risk form death, fatigue, heart disorders
As unprecedented numbers of Omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new COVID wave, there is growing alarm about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.
LA County COVID weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area
The nation’s most populous county, L.A. County is structurally at higher risk from COVID-19 waves due to a higher rate of poverty and overcrowded housing. Additionally, vaccination and booster rates are generally higher in the Bay Area, and anecdotally, some have observed that voluntary masking seems more common in the Bay Area than in L.A. County.
Reformulated COVID vaccine boosters may be available earlier than expected
The Biden administration may scrap plans to expand eligibility for second boosters to younger adults. Instead, it’s trying to speed up the next generation of boosters targeting the omicron variant.