A new study finds increased risk of future hospitalization, organ failure, and even death from repeat COVID-19 infections.
. The research from a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system found that repeat infections with the virus contributes to significant additional risk to multiple organ systems in the body.Some of the risks include hospitalization, problems with the lungs, heart, and brain; problems with the musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal systems, and even death.
The study found that people with COVID-19 reinfections were twice as likely to die in the time period studied and three times more likely to be hospitalized than those with who haven’t been reinfected with the virus. The study also indicated that the risk seems to increase with each infection with the virus, so it’s better to avoid more infections, according to Al-Aly.
To compare, they created a controlled data set of 5.3 million people who didn’t test positive for COVID-19 infection from March 1, 2020, through April 6, 2022.
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