Mass. doctor on how common COVID-19 re-infection is Share Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 6:47 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. EMILY: A MILLION MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINES IN MASSACHUSETTS. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. ROB DUNCAN, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MET TO SEE YOU AGAIN. EMILY: THIS NEW GROUP INCLUDES ADULTS AGE 55 AND OLDER, AND PEOPLE AGE 16 AND OLDER WITH AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL CONDITION, SUCH AS TYPE 1 DIABETES, HIV, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER, AND BEING OVERWEIGHT. DOES THE VIRUS CAUSE THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLICATION FOR ALL OF THEM? I WOULD SAY PRETTY MUCH SO. I THINK IT IS GENERALLY A GREATER RISK FOR MORE SEVERE DISEASE, MORE RISK OF GETTING INFECTED, MORE RISK OF GETTING SOMETIMES BEING HOSPITALIZED. EMILY: YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW VACCINATION ROLLOUTS ARE IN A RACE RIGHT NOW WITH