COVID-19 Reinfection<br />Is More Common in Older<br />People, Study Says.<br />A study published in medical journal<br />‘The Lancet’ has found that older people<br />are more prone to COVID-19 reinfection.<br />The data used was drawn from Denmark’s<br />national testing strategy, which saw four million people<br />tested for COVID-19 over the course of 2020. .<br />Overall, COVID-19 reinfection was found to<br />be a rare occurrence in the population.<br />Only .65 percent of patients<br />tested positive a second time after<br />previously being infected during<br />Denmark’s initial COVID-19 waves. .<br />However, the study made an alarming discovery<br />regarding protection against reinfection<br />among various age groups.<br />People over 65 years old were found to have<br />only 46 percent protection against reinfection.<br />This is in comparison to younger people who<br />were found to have 80 percent protection. .<br />Steen Ethelberg of Denmark’s Statens Serum<br />Institut says the study “makes clear” how important it<br />is to establish policies that protect the elderly. .<br />Since older people are also more likely<br />to experience severe disease symptoms,<br />and sadly die, our findings make clear<br />how important it is to implement policies<br />to protect the elderly during the pandemic, Steen Ethelberg, via Reuters
