The results of the aforementioned survey were published on Aug. 12, 2022 in the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice and Research. It polled almost 18,500 unvaccinated people worldwide between September 2021 and February 2022, with the largest number of respondents coming from Europe, North America and Australasia. The poll asked questions about the respondents’ health during the period, with the participants sending their answers on a monthly basis.
The greatest incidence of COVID-19 disease was reported in the cohort aged between 50 and 69, with the highest rate of 12.3 percent in January. Interestingly, those 70 years old and up were least affected by COVID-19 at 1.3 percent. The 20- to 40-year-old cohort had 10.7 percent incidence rate, while those aged between one and 19 years old only registered a 3.8 percent rating.
Ten percent of the respondents infected with COVID-19 were asymptomatic, while the remaining 90 percent showed symptoms of sickness. Of the symptomatic cohort, 57 percent had mild symptoms and 35 percent had moderate symptoms. Only eight percent showed severe symptoms.
Most symptoms reported by the respondents who got sick with COVID-19 included tiredness, cough, aches, fever, loss of taste and/or smell, difficulty breathing and diarrhea. Just 0.4 percent of the respondents said they were hospitalized as either in-patients or out-patients. Of the respondents hospitalized for COVID-19, 20 percent did not need to stay overnight; 55 percent where hospitalized for less than three days; and 28 percent were confined for two weeks or more....<<<Read More>>>...