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Full vaccination with the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine reduced infection and hospitalization due to the delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, with an added benefit against the omicron variant in individuals who received a booster dose, according to a national study of Singaporean adolescents.

Patients with mild COVID-19 may encounter a few health concerns for several months following SARS-CoV-2 infection, but these outcomes tend to resolve within a year from diagnosis, reveals a study.

The benefit of anakinra treatment in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is consistent regardless of age, sex, comorbidities, and suPAR* levels, according to subgroup analysis of the SAVE-MORE trial.

Inpatient rehabilitation with a comprehensive rehabilitation program offers benefits to post-COVID-19 patients, reports a Singapore study, noting that functional outcomes may be further improved with adjunct robotic therapy.

In women who have contracted COVID-19, the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) does not appear to drive the risk of increased disease severity, according to a study.

Individuals who have been hospitalized with infection appear to be at higher risk of dementia compared with their peers who are unexposed to infections, as reported in a study.

Treatment with fluvoxamine does not appear to improve outcomes in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, with a study showing that the drug does not shorten symptom duration as compared with placebo.