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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Emily Atkinson

Covid warning as more times people get reinfected ‘more likely it is they get unlucky’ and develop long Covid

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The more times a person becomes infected with coronavirus, the more susceptible they are to being “unlucky” and developing long Covid, a global health official has said.

David Nabarro, a World Health Organisation (WHO) special envoy for Covid-19, told Sky News on Monday: “The more times you get it, the more likely you are to be unlucky and end up with long Covid — which is the thing that none of us want because it can be so serious.”

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