COVID 19; WHILE THE YOUNGS ACT AS VENDORS, VACCINATION CAUSED ARTHRITC FLARES: A DOUBLE TRAGEDY SCENARIO FOR THE AGED. A CLINICAL BASED REVIEW
*Azikiwe C. C. A., Ifezulike C. C., Enye J. C. and Anowi C. F.
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While most people
especially, young ones may suffer very mild symptoms and recover without any treatment, older people and those
with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are
more likely to develop serious illness. These younger ones may however act as vendors to the older ones.
Vaccines for the disease have been associated with arthritis and arthritic flares, disorders commoner with the older
ones. This clinical based review arose from our clinical observations during the Christmas holidays of the past
years, 2020 to 2022. Within the period under review a total of 6 suspected cases of COVID 19 were admitted
under extreme emergencies and requiring oxygen. Age ranges were 51 to 79years with 5 males and a female. They
had all been visited by their children from either Lagos or Europe. We also recorded increased cases of arthritis
and arthritic flares among those that received the covid 19 vaccines (Oxford Astra Zennica). A search through
goggle, goggle scholar and Pubmed-medline revealed a good number of publications with evidence of stimulation
of immunogenicity complex by Covid 19 vaccines. Covid 19 vaccinations triggered latent autoantibodies to cause
arthritis and arthritic flares on one hand while most young ones who were officially excluded or shied away from
vaccination possibly acted as vendors for the disease, a double scenario tragedy for the old. The Covid 19 era is
though dwindling down, there is an urgent need to review policies based on the above findings.
Keywords: Covid 19; Vaccines; Aged; Young ones; Vendors; Arthritis; Arthritic flares.
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