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"IF further proof was needed that infection with SARS-CoV-2 has long-term
sequelae for the human body, research led by Monash University has provided it,
highlighting the need for GPs and other frontline physicians to be aware of
their patients’ COVID-19 history.
The research, led by epidemiologist and PhD candidate Stacey Rowe, and
coauthored by Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton and
renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Allen Cheng, among others,
is published by the MJA.
“Essentially what we wanted to do was look to see what sort of hospitalisations
might have been associated with having COVID-19 – did it cause other than
respiratory complications, for example,” Ms Rowe told InSight+.
Rowe and colleagues analysed population-wide surveillance and administrative
data for all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases notified to the Victorian
Department of Health from 23 January 2020 to 31 May 2021 – prior to the
vaccination rollout and the appearance of the Omicron variant – and linked
hospital admissions data (admission dates to 30 September 2021).
“A total of 20 594 COVID-19 cases were notified, and 2992 people (14.5%) were
hospitalised with COVID-19,” Rowe and colleagues reported in the MJA.
“The incidence of hospitalisation within 89 days of onset of COVID-19 was
higher than during the baseline period for several conditions, including
myocarditis and pericarditis (IRR, 14.8; 95% CI, 3.2–68.3), thrombocytopenia
(IRR, 7.4; 95% CI, 4.4–12.5), pulmonary embolism (IRR, 6.4; 95% CI, 3.6–11.4),
acute myocardial infarction (IRR, 3.9; 95% CI, 2.6–5.8), and cerebral
infarction (IRR, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.4–3.9).”
In other words, says Ms Rowe, “there are considerable risks associated with
SARS-CoV-2 infection” beyond the initial COVID-19 illness.
“You are 15 times more likely to acquire myocarditis requiring hospitalizations
following COVID-19 compared with beforehand,” she said."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 8, 2022
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-75658604
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
