Unvaccinated people who get severe COVID may face a heightened risk of developing mental health issues, with certain conditions becoming more common in the weeks after diagnosis, regardless of vaccination status, according to a new study.
may face a heightened risk of developing mental health issues, with certain conditions becoming more common in the weeks after diagnosis, regardless of vaccination status.
“These findings suggest that vaccination may mitigate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental health,” the authors wrote. People who were vaccinated for COVID were less likely to have these mental illnesses, although they often still had a higher risk after a COVID diagnosis. People who were hospitalized for COVID were the most at risk. Unvaccinated people’s heightened risk lasted up to a year if they had a severe case of COVID.
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