Articles related to COVID-19

ACOG released its first maternal immunization schedule formally diverging from federal vaccine recommendations, following its February 2026 withdrawal from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices over concerns about the committee’s scientific integrity.

A Senate investigative report alleged that federal health officials received early signals of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in adolescents and young adults months before public advisories were issued, citing internal agency communications and subpoenaed HHS documents.

A Swedish national cohort analysis linked bereavement to elevated incident cardiovascular disease risk before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the strongest pandemic-period association following partner loss.

A SARS-CoV-2 variant designated BA.3.2, or “Cicada,” has been added to the WHO variants under monitoring list, with wastewater detection across at least 25 US states and 132 locations.

The current real-world cohort study examines long-term survival outcomes in the 5 years after a COVID-19 hospitalization for adults with a solid malignancy. The study assessed the impact of vaccination status, vaccine platform, primary tumor site, and cancer treatment.

“Fluvoxamine may have a beneficial role in the clinical management of fatigue in long COVID, although the condition encompasses a broad range of clinical manifestations beyond fatigue alone.” — REVIVE Trial, Annals of Internal Medicine