An urgent warning has been issued to anyone who has contracted coronavirus once, as data suggests getting the virus a second time could put you at risk of it being deadly.
Washington University School of Medicine researchers found repeat infections result in added health risks. Birmingham Live reports that those infected a second time are twice as likely to die.
Senior author Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at the School of Medicine said: "Our research showed that getting an infection a second, third or fourth time contributes to additional health risks in the acute phase, meaning the first 30 days after infection, and in the months beyond, meaning the long Covid phase.”
