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COVID markers continue rise in the US and globally Ladanifer / iStock CIDRAP

In the United States, a slow but steady rise in COVID activity continued over the past week according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while at the global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that indicators are up in three of six regions.

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Small study suggests many more people have long COVID than previously believed Data show that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection. CIDRAP

A study using SARS-CoV-2 antibody and T-cell tests shows that 41% of 29 patients who developed a postviral syndrome (PVS) showed evidence of a previous COVID-19 infection, suggesting that millions of Americans with long COVID symptoms were exposed to the virus early in the pandemic but couldn't access testing.

Families felt pandemic burdens differently, depending on education level and child age evgenyatamanenko / iStock CIDRAP

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Caregivers who had less than a high school education (compared to a master’s degree or higher) had more challenges accessing COVID-19 tests, lower odds of working remotely (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03 to 0.07), and more food-access concerns (aOR, 4.14; 95% CI, 3.20 to 5.36).

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