Age, successive waves, immunization, and mortality in elderly COVID-19 hematological patients: EPICOVIDEHA findings

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused excess mortality worldwide. Its severity and clinical consequences varied according to differences in the characteristics of infected subjects. Both, age [1] and hematologic malignancy [2 –17] proved to be adverse prognostic factors in most studies reported, making elderly patients affected by hematological malignancy among the categories of patients most vulnerable to severe infection. A better knowledge of the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 [18] together with the availabili ty of effective prophylactic and therapeutic agents and the benefits of widespread vaccination policies have allowed a progressive improvement in COVID-19 prognosis.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research