Covid-19 infections that occur in fully vaccinated people (so-called breakthroughs) are generally less serious than those not vaccinated, but this does not mean that they are always safe, as they can sometimes increase the risk of subsequent health problems or death. This is the conclusion of a new American scientific study.
The researchers, who did the pre-publication in Research Square, according to Reuters, analyzed data on 16,035 infections in the vaccinated, 48,536 in the unvaccinated and nearly 3.6 million people who were not infected with the coronavirus.
Six months after infection, people vaccinated with breakthrough infection were found to have fewer health problems and a lower chance of death than unvaccinated patients with Covid-19. However, compared with those who had never been ill with coronavirus or those with seasonal flu, those vaccinated with Covid-19 had a 53% higher risk of death and a 59% higher chance of at least one medical condition, especially in the lungs, but also other health problems in the coming months (cardiovascular disorders, blood clotting, gastrointestinal, renal, mental, neurological, metabolic, musculoskeletal, fatigue, etc.).
The researchers noted that “vaccinated people who were not hospitalized for the first 30 days after being diagnosed with Covid-19 showed a small but insignificant increase in the risk of death and health problems after the acute phase of the infection.” “The risks are further increased in vaccinated people who have been hospitalized during the acute phase of the disease.”
Even when Covid-19 infections in vaccinated people do not require hospitalization, the subsequent increased risks of long-term health problems or even death “are not negligible”, according to the researchers, who do not rule out that the overall weight in terms of deaths and diseases after breakthrough Covid-19 infections will probably be significant “.
Link for scientific pre-publication https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1062160/v1
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