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In a functional assessment of post-COVID long-term sequelae, individuals suffering from long COVID (having at least one symptom of post-COVID-19 syndrome) had poorer quality of life (QoL) than those unaffected by the syndrome.

An “unfavourable” lifestyle appears to put individuals at increased risk of developing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, especially those with high genetic risk, according to a study.

A substantial proportion of transport drivers in Singapore had poor vaccine perception, were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and were unwilling to receive the third dose (booster shot) despite the high vaccination coverage in the city-state, a cross-sectional pilot study reports.

Treatment with valaciclovir leads to efficacious suppression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), having the potential to reduce the sputum inflammatory cell infiltrate, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to data from the EViSCO study.

A population-based, multicentre study finds female gender, transportation-, logistics- or discipline-related occupation, living with domestic workers, smoking, poor or very poor self-perceived health status, ≥3 chronic diseases, chronic medication use, and critical severity of COVID-19 to be associated with severe long COVID, while prior receipt of ≥2 doses of COVID-19 vaccines serves as a protective factor.

In a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, the broad-spectrum antiviral agent remdesivir reduced mortality in adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who did not require oxygen support or only required low-flow supplementation when the need for oxygen arose.