instruction: hi doctor I have a general question that relates personally to myself in relation to couid 19 I am a woman of 45 years and several years ago I had a severe case of pneumonia and I was hospitalized for a few weeks which I have completely no memory of it took me further 12 weeks to start to feel normal again since then I have had at least two chest infections a year and have also in the past two years I had many ti and kidney infections one of which was a few weeks ago and took lots of antibiotics to help at the moment I have a slight sore throat and like many do not know what and how to react to this I have never been diagnosed with any conditions but as I said get chest infections unis and kidney infections often am I more at risk of catching couid 19 and would I be put into the category of someone who has for example cold etc I am very worried and scared as I know how ill I was when I got pneumonia and also my husband has diabetes and high blood pressure which makes me even more concerned I am currently on naproxen co codamol when required due to back and neck pain resulting from a car accident fluoxetine daily
output: hello welcome to icliniq om we all are at risk to covid19 but regular washing sanitization of hands and use of masks outside the home can reduce the risk since you have encountered pneumonia earlier your defense system must be boosted up still I would recommend that you talk to your physician and get yourself vaccinated with influenza quadrivalent vaccine yearly pneumococcal vaccine every sixth year these vaccines provide good prophylaxis against typical bacterial and viral infections