As the pandemic enters its third year, scientists are finding that the coronavirus has far-reaching effects on health beyond the acute phase of illness
The study, published this month in the journal Nature Medicine, used data from US Department of Veterans Affairs national health care databases to follow over 153,000 veterans with a history of Covid-19 infection for up to a year after their recovery.Compared with those who were never infected, people who had a coronavirus infection were more likely to have symptoms including inflammatory heart disease, heart failure, dysrhythmia, heart attacks, strokes and clotting in the long term.
"Simply saying that you don't want to get Covid because you might become severely ill in the short term is not the full answer," said Wen, who is also an emergency physician."Because there may be people who don't become severely ill enough to be hospitalized immediately but may have multiple consequences. Again, that underscores the need for vaccination in order to reduce the chance of acquiring Covid in the first place.
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