New York, March 6 (Ians) Intellectual disability appears to be second only to older age as a risk factor for dying from Covid-19, new research has found, suggesting need for prioritising this population and their caregivers for vaccination.
Those with intellectual disabilities were 2.5 times more likely to contract Covid-19, were about 2.7 times more likely to be admitted to the hospital and 5.9 times more likely to die from the infection than the general population, showed the results published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Nejm) Catalyst.
"The chances of dying from Covid-19 are higher for those with intellectual disability than they are for people with congestive heart failure, kidney disease or lung disease," said lead author Jonathan Gleason from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Jefferson Health) in the US.
"That is a profound realisation that we have not, as a healthcare community, fully appreciated until now."
The authors examined 64 million patient records...
Those with intellectual disabilities were 2.5 times more likely to contract Covid-19, were about 2.7 times more likely to be admitted to the hospital and 5.9 times more likely to die from the infection than the general population, showed the results published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Nejm) Catalyst.
"The chances of dying from Covid-19 are higher for those with intellectual disability than they are for people with congestive heart failure, kidney disease or lung disease," said lead author Jonathan Gleason from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Jefferson Health) in the US.
"That is a profound realisation that we have not, as a healthcare community, fully appreciated until now."
The authors examined 64 million patient records...
- 3/6/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Well, Jessica Jones, you have my interest. So: I haven’t seen all thirteen episodes of Marvel and Netflix’s Jessica Jones yet (hey, la Casa de Emily gets busy around the holidays), but I did get in a good four episodes with my Marvel watch party buddies, and all of us were left wanting to see more.
I was excited about Jessica Jones before it came out and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. The show is in line with Daredevil in feel, but possibly even grittier in atmosphere; and by that I don’t mean harsher – I mean more real. Jones is a relatable “superhero,” primarily because she’s not a superhero. She’s a regular person in many ways – in the sense that she’s not perfect, she doesn’t have her life together, and she’s not stellar at picking the wisest way to handle a crisis.
I was excited about Jessica Jones before it came out and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. The show is in line with Daredevil in feel, but possibly even grittier in atmosphere; and by that I don’t mean harsher – I mean more real. Jones is a relatable “superhero,” primarily because she’s not a superhero. She’s a regular person in many ways – in the sense that she’s not perfect, she doesn’t have her life together, and she’s not stellar at picking the wisest way to handle a crisis.
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- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
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