Hypertensive patients are twice as likely to be hospitalized with Omicron Patients with high blood pressure are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to coronavirus. This conclusion was made by scientists from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the USA..

Hypertension has long been among the aggravating factors in contracting a coronavirus infection, along with diabetes, obesity, and lung disorders like asthma or COPD.. And now, American scientists have proven that the presence of high blood pressure more than doubles the risk of hospitalization due to infection with a coronavirus caused by the Omicron strain entering our body.. And, most importantly, this risk remains so even in people who are fully vaccinated and revaccinated..

Omicron: Only 1.4% of London's covid cases end up in hospitals Study authors were surprised to learn that many of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had hypertension and no other risk factors other than it. This is worrisome given that nearly half of Russian adults have high blood pressure and demand for vaccines continues to fall.. The level of herd immunity in our country has already fallen to 15%.

Myasnikov warns about the dangers of drugs for the common cold In this regard, it is extremely important for patients with hypertension to do everything in order to avoid infections. They should not expect that since now the dominant strain is Omicron, which causes a mild course of the disease, then there is no danger. In hypertensive patients, the risk of going to the hospital is twice as high with all the ensuing consequences..

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