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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Multiple infections increase the risk of "long Covid" symptoms

Data from Canada

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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2023001/article/00015-eng.htm

Data from the US (using VA health records)

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02051-3[/quote]
1) Long covid. Omicron is far less likely to lead to long covid than earlier, more virulent strains. Also, many respiratory illnesses can have lingering symptoms which is why long covid studies need to have a control. This study found that while 40% of recovered covid patients ended up with symptoms associated with long covid, 54% of patients who recovered from a non-covid respiratory illness also ended up with the same longer-term symptoms. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799116

2) The Nature (VA health records) article is a study of old, sick men and does not have broader relevance. Participants in the study were: 87% male, average age 60, majority smokers, 18% were admitted to the hospital for their first infection, 36% had diabetes, 24% had cardiovascular disease & 7% lived in nursing homes. Do old, sick men have worse outcomes with multiple illnesses/hospitalizations? Yes. Does this have implications for the broader population? No.[/quote]

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