What risks do MS patients face from COVID-19?

Most do well, but those with severe disability and/or obesity are more at risk, doctors say
Reuters Health Staff writer
Woman in wheelchair

Patients with MS who are obese and have limited mobility need to maintain increased vigilance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, US researchers say.

In an observational study of 355 people with MS and COVID-19, obesity and higher Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) independently predicted severe COVID-19 infection requiring hospital admission.