Psychiatric News (8/29) reports research published online Aug. 27 in Schizophrenia Bulletin indicates that “people with schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder may remain at elevated risk of death from the” COVID-19 “virus compared with people without mental illness regardless of the availability of COVID-19 vaccines.” Included in the study were “48,912 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 13,932 with bipolar disorder, 152,489 with major depressive disorder, and 773,734 without a history of mental illness.”
Related Links:
— “Risk of Death From COVID-19 Remains Higher Among People With Serious Mental Illness, Psychiatric News, August 29, 2022