COVID can cause several body organs to age 3-4 years faster: Study

If you had COVID, several of your organs could be aging 3-4 years faster: Study Study conducted from millions of Americans showed that several of their organs aged faster by three to four years, with the majority happening among those who were hospitalized, but also to some who had mild COVID symptoms. ABC7 San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- After over two and a half years of COVID research, scientists are seeing the first data points that prove a dramatic change in human organs after a COVID infection.

"You can start thinking about getting COVID as almost as an accelerant to aging. The viral infection accelerates the aging process in people," said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the chief of research and education service at Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

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