COVID-19 UpdatesWhat to Know About the Newest, Most Contagious Omicron Subvariants Read more @ Time Omicron Less Likely to Cause Long COVID, Data Suggest About 4.5% of people who became infected with SARS-CoV-2 when Omicron was the dominant strain experienced long COVID symptoms, compared with 10.8% who became infected during the Delta period, reported Claire Steves, PhD, of King's College London in England, and co-authors. Overall odds of long COVID were about 20% to 50% less during the Omicron era -- defined as December 2021 to February 2022 in this study -- depending on age and time since vaccination, the researchers wrote in a letter to The Lancet. Read more @ MedPage Today FDA Panel Unanimously Backs Moderna's COVID Vax for Kids and Teens The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 22-0, agreeing unanimously that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks in two age groups: kids ages 6 to 11 years and teens ages 12 to 17. They recommended two 50-mcg doses for the younger kids and two 100-mcg doses for teens. Read more @ MedPage Today |