Stress and COVID. A year on and we are still in the midst of a global pandemic – who could have imagined it but for a screenwriter?

While the vaccine is supposed to help, none of them yet provide 100% protection.  So, we still need to do what we can to protect ourselves until the virus is eradicated completely.

We already know that underlying health conditions such as diabetes, inflammatory conditions, asthma, hay fever, auto-immune diseases can all make us more vulnerable.  It is now understood that having a highly stressful lifestyle also makes us vulnerable to it.  This stacks up as stress does impact our immune system.

So, time for some myth-busting insights to help protect you better understand Stress and COVID:

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