June 8, 2021 – Obesity — an established major risk factor in the development of severe infection or death from COVID-19 infection — also appears to significantly increase the risk of developing long-term complications from the disease, a syndrome often referred to as long-haul COVID-19, according to a new study. “To our knowledge, this … Read more
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Researchers are still analysing whether injecting two different vaccines leads to better protection. Source link
Public health experts want the version B.1.617.2 to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told. Source link
Prof Eleanor Riley, at the University of Edinburgh, said this provided “considerable reassurance that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s somewhat controversial decision to recommend a 12-week interval between Covid-19 vaccine doses is a safe, effective and pragmatic approach to maximising public health given current constraints”. Source link
Image copyright Getty Images Being obese doubles the risk of hospital treatment from Covid-19 and increases the risk of dying by nearly 50%, a global analysis suggests. Obesity makes other diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure more likely, the US researchers say. Along with a weakened immune system, this can make these individuals … Read more