The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose the burden of high prevalence and mortality worldwide due to the emergence of mutant strains. While the Delta variant predominantly caused the second wave in India, the third wave was attributed to the Omicron variant. The severity of COVID-19 not only depends on the virus variant involved but also on the existing comorbidities in the patients. Obesity constitutes to be one of the risk factors for severe illness due to COVID-19. Moreover, obesity is associated with poor treatment outcomes, impaired immune response, and reduced lung capacity.
Join Dr. Raman Goel and Dr. Kedar Toraskar to uncover the connection between obesity and the current pandemic and the path forward through an exclusive session on “Obesity and COVID-19” on 4 th April 2022, from 6:00 PM IST onwards. Stay tuned for the session!
