According to the Washington Post (10/27, Portnoy), on Oct. 14, the CDC “added ‘mental health conditions’ to a long list of mostly physical conditions that make someone likely to be hospitalized, need a ventilator or die of the coronavirus, including cancer, diabetes and obesity.” What this means is that “it is important for people with ‘mood disorders, including depression, and schizophrenia spectrum disorders’ to get vaccinated – with initial doses and boosters – and take preventive measures, such as masking, social distancing and hand-washing, according to the CDC.” The Post adds, “Two comprehensive meta-analyses published” online in JAMA Psychiatry “confirmed that people with serious mental illness are more at risk for severe illness from COVID-19.” Click here and here to see those meta-analyses.
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