"The study, a comparative analysis with 18 months of follow-up of
hospital admissions for those with COVID-19 and those with seasonal flu,
found that COVID-19 patients experienced significantly higher rates of death, healthcare utilization, and adverse
health outcomes in most organ systems than did patients with the flu.
Its results were published on Dec. 14 in the infectious diseases section
of the medical journal The Lancet.
"Al-Aly’s study undertook a comparative analysis of 94 pre-specified health outcomes and found that over 18 months of follow-up, COVID was associated with a 'significantly increased risk' for 64 of them, or nearly 70%. The disease’s enhanced risk list includes everything from cardiac arrest, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and cognitive impairment to mental health and fatigue, two characteristics often associated with long COVID.
'The result: COVID-19 poses a much higher risk, both in the short run and long term, than flu. But the flu remains 'a formidable foe,' Al-Aly says. 'Going into this winter season where cases of COVID and flu are rising, people should make sure they are vaccinated for both, and for RSV if they qualify, and take precautions to lower their risk.'
"'We trivialize COVID infections at our peril,' says Al-Aly. 'The objective evidence is clear, whether it is a first infection or reinfection, COVID is still a serious threat to human health.'"
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In other words, stop downplaying and minimizing COVID and the flu, because they can both cause great harm, and you'd rather not find out for yourself firsthand.
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