Variant
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| Originally published | October 4, 2011 |
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| Authors | Robison Wells |
| Publishers | HarperCollins |
| Genres | Science Fiction |
| Young Adult Fiction | |
| An Amazing And Almost Chilling Story About A School Like Prison With Many Twists. . . Will Leave You Wanting To Read The Second Book! | |
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| ID | 2927699 |
About Variant
Variant is a young adult suspense novel by Robison Wells. It was published on October 4, 2011 by HarperTeen. Wells has stated that the initial draft of Variant took him only eleven days to write. The book was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of 2011".
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Covid: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus
After a Covid infection, there is an increased risk of developing a serious blood Clot for The Next six months, a study from Sweden suggests.
The research found people with severe Covid, and those infected during the First Wave , had the highest Clot risk.
This highlights the importance of being vaccinated against The Virus , the researchers say.
Blood clots can also occur after vaccination a major UK study found.
People who have had Covid-19 are more likely to develop a blood Clot - particularly patients who have needed hospital treatment. Scientists wanted to find out when that risk returns to normal levels, and whether it has changed from one wave of the pandemic to The Next .
The researchers tracked the health of just over one million people who tested positive for Covid between February 2020 and May 2021 in Sweden, and compared them with four million people of the same age and sex who had not had a positive test.
After a Covid infection, they found an increased risk of:
When the researchers compared the risks of blood clots after Covid to the normal level of risk, they found that:
The study, published in the BMJ, said the raised risk of blood clots was higher in the First Wave than later waves, probably because treatments improved during the pandemic and older patients were starting to be vaccinated by The Second wave.
The Risk of a blood Clot in the lung in people who were very seriously ill with Covid was 290 times greater than normal, and seven times higher than normal after mild Covid. But there was no raised risk of Internal Bleeding in mild cases.
" For unvaccinated individuals, that's a really good reason to get a vaccine - The Risk is so much higher than The Risk from vaccines, " says Anne-Marie Fors Connolly, principal study investigator from Umea University in Sweden.
The researchers can't explain exactly why these blood clots happen after Covid, but they have several theories. It could be the direct effect of The Virus on the layer of cells which line blood vessels, an exaggerated inflammatory response to The Virus , or The Body making blood clots at inappropriate times.
Vaccines are very effective against severe Covid, but offer less protection against infection, particularly with the Omicron Variant - Meaning repeat infections with symptoms are common as countries Work Out how To Live with Covid.
Frederick K Ho, Public Health lecturer from the University of Glasgow, said this study " reminds us of the need to remain vigilant to the complications associated with even mild [Covid] infection, including thromboembolism".
The Risk of blood clots goes up after vaccination, but " the magnitude of risk remains smaller and persists for a shorter period than that associated with infection" he adds.
Source of news: bbc.com
