People shielding five times more likely to die of Covid, Scottish study finds
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5MMDA)
High-risk individuals were still much more vulnerable to catching virus and dying in first wave of pandemic
People advised to shield in the first wave of the pandemic were five times more likely to die after a confirmed Covid infection than those considered at low risk from the disease, according to research in Scotland.
The study, led by the University of Glasgow, found that efforts to shield the most vulnerable did not prevent substantial levels of infection in the most high-risk groups, with many patients succumbing to the virus.
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