The Health Risks of Getting Covid-19 a Second (or Third) Time – The Wall Street Journal

Covid-19 reinfections can bring some new risks of serious medical problems, hospitalization and death, a new study has found.

Protection provided by vaccines and prior infection has greatly improved Covid outcomes since the pandemics early days, and reinfections are typically less severe than initial ones. Yet each new infection carries a risk of medical problems, including hospitalization, death and long Covid, according to preliminary data from a study of patients in the Veterans Affairs health system.

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