Suche
Mein Konto
Long-term consequences of Covid-19: Experts warn of increased risks!
The EPILOC study highlights long-term consequences of Covid-19 in Germany: increased risk for patients after hospitalization.
Long-term consequences of Covid-19: Experts warn of increased risks!
Shocking results revealed: Long-term consequences after severe Covid-19 illnesses continue to pose a serious threat. A recent study from France, published in "Infectious Diseases", shows that former Covid-19 patients who were hospitalized between January 1st and August 30th, 2020 have a 30 percent increased risk of dying from Covid-19 up to 30 months after the illness. According to reports from kleinezeitung.at In this group, 5,218 people died per 100,000 person-years, which is alarmingly high compared to the control group. In addition, these patients are also significantly more susceptible to further hospitalizations due to cardiovascular diseases, neurological problems and respiratory diseases.
The head of the EPILOC study, Professor Winfried Kern, described in an interview the alarming health consequences that affect many people infected with Covid. This study, which is the largest systematic follow-up study on long-term consequences in Germany, shows that 29 percent of those surveyed - six to twelve months after their Covid 19 infection - have persistent health impairments. The findings were supported, among other things, by medical research that showed that in 90 percent of these cases, no alternative explanation for the symptoms other than being post-Covid was found, it reported spektrum.de.
Ongoing threats and need for action
The data shows particularly worrying trends as the risk of chronic conditions such as myocarditis and thromboembolic disease remains obsessively high. After 30 months, the frequency of myocarditis in the Covid group is almost four times higher than in the comparison group. The number of thromboembolic diseases has also increased by 86 percent. But it's not just the physical complaints that are alarming - mental illnesses also increased significantly in this patient group. Professor Kern highlights that the high proportion of persistent complaints requires serious measures to better support patients.