Repeated COVID infections can be deadly

Repeated COVID-19 infections can lead to severe health consequences, including organ failure and even death. A new study from Washington University and the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Health System found that people who were infected with the virus multiple times were twice as likely to die and three times more likely to be hospitalized than those who were infected only once. The team also found that patients with repeated episodes were three and a half times more likely to develop lung problems, three times more likely to develop heart problems and 1,6 times more likely to develop brain problems.

“In the last few months, there has been an air of invulnerability among people who have had COVID-19 or their vaccination and booster shots, and especially among people who have had the infection and also received the vaccine; some people have begun to talk about these people having a kind of superimmunity to the virus "said senior study author Dr. Ziyad Al-Ali. "This means that even if you've had two COVID-19 infections, it's best to avoid the third. And if you've had three infections, it's best to avoid the fourth," the doctor said, recommending getting additional COVID vaccine shots, masking up and staying home during the day. time of illness.

The study analyzed 5,8 million medical records from patients of all races, ages and genders. These included people who had never been infected, those who were infected once, and patients with repeated infections. The final group included people with two or three infections, and the study looked at both the Delta and Omicron variants.