Depression and COVID: Study finds ‘concerning’ trend as pandemic rages on – Deseret News

In looking at the first year of the pandemic, we are already seeing the mental health effects on our patients,” Heidi T.

Participating patients completed the screenings before the pandemic, between March 1, 2019 and Feb.

Since Feb. 1, unvaccinated residents have faced 8.8 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 7.2 times greater risk of hospitalization, and 3.4 times greater risk of testing positive for than vaccinated people, according to the data.

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