“Newsday: 'Stony Brook study: Long COVID risk increases with multiple infections'

"Long COVID is now the threat," said Dr. Reynold A. Panettiere, Jr., vice chancellor at the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science”

Up to 70% of SARS-CoV-2 infected have reduced organ function for 4 months or more after infection, which leads to an increased risk of developing chronic diseases in e.g. lungs, kidneys and the cardiovascular system.

“Even though the etiology of COVID-19 is complex and there are multiple factors involved, decreased organ function has been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction for both the acute phase and post-acute phase of COVID”

Risk of long COVID reaches 37% after three infections, according to INSPQ The risk of developing long COVID increases with each COVID-19 infection.

It is estimated at 13% after one infection, 23% after two infections, and 37% after three infections.