Diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were associated with increased incidence of COVID-19 breakthrough infection in VA patients, with the strongest associations found in older patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Prior to the widespread availability of vaccinations, individuals with psychiatric disorders were at heightened risk for contracting COVID-19 and for experiencing severe sequelae, including hospitalization and death,” Kristen Nishimi, PhD, of the department of psychiatry and Weill Institute for Neurosciences at the University of California, San