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Responding to Long COVID Responsibly - Global Virus Network
Responding to Long COVID Responsibly - Global Virus Network

“Beyond persistent symptoms, Long COVID is also associated with an increased risk for significant medical events, including major adverse cardiovascular events and new-onset diabetes mellitus.(1) For many people, Long COVID has a significant impact on their ability to work, study, take care of their families, and participate in other activities of daily living. For these reasons, Long COVID is often described as a “mass disabling event.”(2) Long COVID can also lead to financial hardship, social isolation, and mental health challenges.”

·gvn.org·
Responding to Long COVID Responsibly - Global Virus Network
As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial | The Tyee
As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial | The Tyee

“Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function (see sidebar), long COVID (now affecting 400 million people worldwide) and immune damage that increasingly makes people more vulnerable to a plethora of infectious diseases and possibly cancers.

These problems can erupt three years after an infection”

·thetyee.ca·
As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial | The Tyee