(STUDY FINDS) – Your mental health may determine how well the coronavirus vaccine protects you from COVID. A new study reveals vaccinated people who deal with mental health disorders have a significantly higher risk of suffering a breakthrough case of COVID-19.
Specifically, those with psychiatric conditions, a history of substance abuse, and those over the age of 65 have a 24-percent increased risk of a breakthrough infection. These problems include bipolar disorder, anxiety, psychosis, and depressive symptoms. Younger individuals with similar problems are 11 percent more prone.
The findings open the door to these groups receiving priority when it comes to booster shots and other preventive measures. The phenomenon may be due to impaired immune systems as well as risky behaviors associated with some disorders. Previous studies show those with weaker antibody responses to coronavirus jabs are more susceptible to breakthrough infections.