COVID|19 risk

People with Certain Medical Conditions and COVID-19 Risk Factors

People of all ages, including children and teens, can get very sick from COVID-19, especially those with underlying medical conditions.

COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms? - Mayo Clinic

In general, people with cancer have a greater risk of getting serious COVID-19. People who have or had blood cancer may have a higher risk of being sick for ...

Underlying Conditions and the Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

Background. Age is the strongest risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Patients with one or multiple certain underlying medical conditions ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Symptoms and causes

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Learn more about the symptoms, risks and ways to protect ...

Covid Act Now: US COVID Tracker

Nov 16, 2024 Covid Act Now has real-time tracking of your community's COVID risk level. Explore how your community is doing.

Risk and Protective Factors for COVID-19 Morbidity, Severity, and ...

A number of risk factors have been identified to have a potential impact on increasing the morbidity of COVID-19 in adults.

COVID-19 advice - High risk groups | WHO Western Pacific

COVID-19 is often more severe in people who are older than 60 years or who have health conditions like lung or heart disease, diabetes or conditions that ...

COVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years

Even if they never became severely ill, people who had COVID-19 in 2020 may face double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death up to ...

First wave of COVID-19 increased risk of heart attack, stroke up to ...

Researchers found that hospitalization for COVID-19 more than doubled the risk of heart attack or stroke among patients with A, B, or AB blood ...

Risk Levels - Global Epidemics

First published in July 2020, our COVID-19 risk levels dashboard served as a tool for the public to track the pandemic in real time.

COVID-19 - MN Dept. of Health

High risk · Age · Race and ethnicity · Underlying medical conditions · Vaccination status.

Severe COVID-19: Symptoms, Risk Factors & Prevention | Pfizer

Severe COVID-19 as an illness is diagnosed based on clinical signs such as respiratory rate and the amount of oxygen in the blood.

How to avoid catching and spreading COVID-19 infection. - NHS

Read NHS advice about how to reduce your risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 infection, and ease your symptoms at home.

Mortality Risk of COVID-19 - Our World in Data

If the crude mortality rate really was 2.7%, then the case fatality rate was much higher – it would be the percentage of people who died after being diagnosed ...

COVID-19 - Hazard Recognition | Occupational Safety and Health ...

OSHA has divided job tasks into four potential risk exposure levels: very high, high, medium, and lower risk, as shown in the occupational risk pyramid.

COVID-19 Risk Factors - Coronavirus - WebMD

Your chances of getting seriously sick with COVID-19 go up with your age. Someone who's in their 50s is at higher risk than someone in their 40s, and so on.

COVID Vaccines Reduce Long COVID Risk, New Study Shows

The risk of getting Long COVID has dropped to about 3.5% among vaccinated people (primary series). While this is a considerable decline, over 1.3 million ...

Who Is at High Risk for Severe Coronavirus Disease?

Some people are at a higher risk for serious infection if they catch the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. They include people age 65 and older, women who are ...

COVID-19: Prevention and risks - Canada.ca

Individual public health measures are effective actions you can use every day to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

People at higher risk from COVID-19 - HSE.ie

People age 65 and older are at the highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19 if they have not been vaccinated.