HealthDay (4/18, Mann) reports, “People with substance abuse disorders [SUD], depression and other mental health conditions may be at higher risk for COVID-19 – even when they are fully vaccinated,” researchers concluded after examining “records of more than 263,000 patients of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (average age: 66).”
Healio (4/18) reports the study found that “135,481 (51.4%) of participants presented with at least one psychiatric disorder diagnosis, with 39,109 (14.8%) developing a breakthrough infection,” with “most specific psychiatric disorder diagnoses…associated with an increased incidence of breakthrough infection.” The findings were published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections ” Denise Man, HealthDay , April 18, 2022