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A factor influencing the severity of COVID-19 has been identified

Those vaccinated against the flu more easily tolerate the coronavirus, scientists at the University of Florida concluded. The main condition is that the vaccination must be done no later than a year ago. Research results published Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine… The study, which involved more than two thousand people, provides data on patients who have undergone coronavirus. Those patients who had not been vaccinated against influenza during the last year were 2.44 times more likely to end up in a hospital bed, and 3.29 times more often to intensive care units. It is noted that the results were controlled taking into account age, race, gender and the presence of chronic ailments complicating the course of the disease: hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure.

According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, more than 47 million cases have been registered in the world. coronavirus infection… Over 1.2 million people have been affected by the pandemic.


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