There is also a increased chance of a “bleeding event” in the two months after illness. This is further evidence that vaccinations are vitally important to protect against Covid complications, which are not limited to when you are actually infected.
Omicron, which has become dominant in the last six months, generally causes milder illness, and most people recover at home.
Experts discovered that some non-hospitalized mild covid patients were at risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolismr, although the study will have been done largely before Omicron came along.
“Our findings possibly support thromboprophylaxis to prevent thrombotic events, especially for high-risk patients, and reinforce the importance of vaccination against covid-19”they affirmed.
The chances of having a blood clot were found to be higher in the first wave of the pandemic. This suggests that improvements in treatment and wide coverage of vaccines caused the risk to be reduced.
In a linked editorial, researchers from the University of Glasgow looked at the possibility of many governments lifting restrictions and shifting their focus to “living with Covid”.