Several studies have suggested that patients who are hospitalised with Covid-19 are at high risk of having a very dangerous kind of blood clot in their veins. * Covid-19 NZ: Vaccination mass roll-out is the final test of the DHB system before it disappears* Covid-19: Surgery patients should be vaccinated ahead of general population – study* Is a heartbeat always a heartbeat? From this study it looks like having Covid-19 in the six weeks before surgery means you are 50 per cent more likely to develop VTE. Study after study is showing why we don’t want Covid-19 in the community here in New Zealand. * CORRECTION: Having Covid-19 in the six weeks before surgery means you are 50 per cent more likely to develop VTE.

Source: Stuff August 29, 2021 17:00 UTC