Today (November 16, 2022), Dr. Chalermchai Bunyaleephan, Deputy Chairman of the Public Health Commission of the Senate, posted a private blockdit “hundred eight thousand nine with Dr. Chalermchai” warning that he should not be addicted to COVID once more. 2 times more likely to die and 3 times more likely to be seriously ill
From the global COVID situation that has been going viral for 3 years, many people have been infected and died. as well as the mutation of the virus Causing more people in the world to be infected with COVID for the second time, so it has been studied that How much risk does a person with a 2nd or more COVID-19 infection have? Compared to first-time COVID-19 patients
A study report was published in the world’s leading journal, Nature Medicine, on November 10, 2022. A study from the University of Washington at the Faculty of Medicine. St. Louis, by Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, medical records collection of 5.3 million people from the US. Department Of Veterans Affairs.
There were 443,588 people who were infected with COVID one time and 40,947 people who were infected two or more times.
Interesting results were found as follows:
1. People who have been infected with COVID twice have a 2.17-fold increased risk of death compared to people who have been infected with COVID once.
2. Those who were infected with COVID twice had a 3.32 times higher risk of being seriously ill, requiring hospitalization compared to those who were infected once.
3. People who have been infected twice with COVID have a significantly increased risk of developing problems with organs such as lungs, heart, kidneys, bones, muscles, diabetes, blood system, mental health, nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
4. People who have been infected with COVID 3 or more have a triple risk of heart problems, 3.5 times the risk of lung problems and 1.6 times the risk of nervous system problems. compared to a single stick which is usually found in the first month But can be found up to 6 months.
5. Whether it was Delta virus or Omicron BA.5, the results were the same.
6. Even if the infected person has been vaccinated before. There are still such risks that increase.
In this report, researchers point out a limitation. This aligns with non-research experts such as Cornell Medical Center Professor J. Moore who thinks that the sample size in this study, despite being large, is still relatively small. but cannot represent the general population because it is a medical record of an elderly person He was a white male and had severe symptoms.
Dr. C. Gounder of Kaiser Health News commented: It seems that the direction of the increased risk will gradually increase with a decreasing rate when infected from the third time onwards
gsaid in conclusion that should not be addicted to COVID Because there will be a problem with COVID up to 25% and can be prolonged for 6 months, and if already infected with COVID once Must be careful not to cause a second infection because the second infection has increased mortality and morbidity. Including disturbing the various organs more
