Severe Covid infection doubles chances of dying in following year, study finds

Research suggests serious bouts of illness with coronavirus may significantly damage long-term health

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Patients who survive severe Covid are more than twice as likely to die over the following year than those who remain uninfected or experience milder virus symptoms, a study says.

The research, published in Frontiers in Medicine, suggests that serious coronavirus infections may significantly damage long-term health, showing the importance of vaccination.