COVID-19 and weakened immune systems

Are you wondering how this pandemic can impact individuals with compromised immune systems? People with compromised, or weakened, immune systems include the elderly, people who have medical conditions like asthma, heart problems, and HIV/AIDS, and those who smoke. The COVID-19 virus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems.

Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnqRGOOYuuI&feature=emb_logo

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1 in 5 individuals will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.¹

At any given time, 10.4% of Canadians have a mental illness.³

8% of Canadians have experienced depression in their lifetime.³

13.4% of adults over age 15 reported having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetime²

11.5% of adults reported symptoms that met criteria for having panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social anxiety disorder in their lifetime.²

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1 in 5 individuals will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.1

At any given time, 10.4% of Canadians have a mental illness.3

8% of Canadians have experienced depression in their lifetime.3

13.4% of adults over age 15 reported having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetime2

11.5% of adults reported symptoms that met criteria for having panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social anxiety disorder in their lifetime.2

1 in 5 individuals will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.¹

At any given time, 10.4% of Canadians have a mental illness.³

8% of Canadians have experienced depression in their lifetime.³

13.4% of adults over age 15 reported having serious thoughts about suicide in their lifetime²

11.5% of adults reported symptoms that met criteria for having panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social anxiety disorder in their lifetime.²