Data show 7% rate of long COVID in college students | CIDRAP
Long COVID Keeps People Out of Work and Hurts the Economy
“Our cohort tends to be younger and highly vaccinated, yet the reality is that they continue to have prolonged symptoms after an acute COVID infection, which significantly affects their ability to work.”
Health Dept. Finds Most Adult NYers Infected With COVID-19 Experienced Symptoms Lasting 1 Mo or Longer - NYC Health
New data: 80% of adult New Yorkers infected with COVID-19 experienced symptoms lasting one month or longer, according to our report. Common symptoms were fatigue and decreased exercised tolerance.
When Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Notable People Get Long Haul COVID+
When Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Notable People Get Long Haul COVID+
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When Athletes, Entertainers, & Other Notable People Get Long Haul COVID+
Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia
“Long COVID is becoming a serious social and economic issue for Australia…Addressing this health challenge is vital to getting many people back participating fully in their lives”
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: Long Covid Research Need Your Help
“For people with debilitating long Covid, the new year heralds a cruel anniversary: Some are experiencing their fifth year with the agonizing illness. And despite the roughly $1.6 billion that the National Institutes of Health has received for long Covid research, not a single drug has yet been approved for that purpose.”
For people with debilitating long Covid, the new year heralds a cruel anniversary: Some are experiencing their fifth year with the agonizing illness. And despite the roughly $1.6 billion that the National Institutes of Health has received for long Covid research, not a single drug has yet been approved for that purpose.
Demystifying Long COVID International Conference 2024.
Demystifying Long COVID International Conference 2024.
Mini-thread as most content is repeated from earlier this year. 🧵”
Study Finds 1 in 4 Americans May Have Long COVID
“A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long COVID, the new research finds the actual number may be 22.8%.“
A newly released study finds that one in four Americans may suffer from long COVID, a much higher rate than typically cited. Scientists at Mass General Brigham used a sophisticated AI tool for the peer-reviewed study. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that in 2022 roughly 6.9% of Americans had long COVID, the new research finds the actual number may be 22.8%.
Long Covid warning signs as millions are left grappling with condition
“Two million people across the UK are still battling the disease that triggered the Covid pandemic - and with new variants emerging, many more diagnoses are expected. However, with pandemic protocols now a thing of the past, some are left wondering where to turn.”
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence
“New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence”
New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence
Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates
“Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates”
Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates
Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID
“Every time you get the virus is another chance to end up with Long Covid.
‘It gets really ugly very quickly,’ said Arijit Chakravarty, a COVID researcher in Massachusetts, ‘because what it means is that if you wait long enough, everyone is at risk of getting it.’”
‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible - The Boston Globe
“‘We just want to be heard’: Long COVID patients still feel invisible Scores of long COVID patients reached out to the Globe after a recent story on doctors finding new ways to manage the condition…more than 75 Boston Globe readers who reached out to share their experiences after reading a front-page story profiling a handful of doctors, including at the Brigham, who are using experimental treatments to help patients suffering from the little understood disease. Long COVID afflicts an estimated 7 percent of the population, or close to 18 million Americans.”
AI Tool Reveals Long COVID May Affect 23% of People - Neuroscience News
A new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing extensive health records from nearly 300,000 patients
Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection - BMC Infectious Diseases
“Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection”
Long COVID and recovery from Long COVID: quality of life impairments and subjective cognitive decline at a median of 2 years after initial infection
Sick days: Assessing the economic costs of long COVID
“Those with more severe long COVID are more likely to miss more workdays or not return to work at all, a new study finds.”
Those with more severe long COVID are more likely to miss more workdays or not return to work at all, a new study finds.
Nearly 10,000 Long Covid patients in Netherlands unable to work | NL Times
“Nearly 10,000 Long Covid patients in the Netherlands have been declared fully or partially incapacitated for work. At the end of August, benefits agency UWV paid out occupational disability (WIA) benefits to 9,746 people due to Long Covid, also called post-Covid syndrome, the Volksrkant reports.”
Long covid sos calls for public health action as 6 out of 10 aware of the impact of long covid
New LONG COVID survey by YouGov (commissioned by @LongCovidSOS):
🚨Over 4% of respondents have Long Covid
🚨A further 6% said they might have LC but weren’t sure
🚨1 in 3 reported knowing someone with Long Covid
🚨25% were concerned about Long Covid
Le risque de COVID longue augmente après plusieurs infections
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.
Doctors struggling to treat long Covid patients in India. Here's why
Harvard Medical School study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases estimated that the following percentages of people have long Covid:
31% of moderately or severely infected individuals in North America
44% in Europe
51% in Asia
Sadly, to those of us paying attention, it was no surprise at all.
“No one talks about Covid anymore...
…but meanwhile, MILLIONS of people are suffering, many bedridden behind closed doors.
The GP-Patient Survey recently revealed that 4.6% of the population have Long Covid.”
Long-Term Consequences of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
“Long-Term Consequences of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes
“The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes”
The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes
Long Covid is a significant health crisis in China too
“Long Covid can affect nearly every organ system resulting in various symptoms including fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, post-exertional malaise, autonomic dysfunction, and chronic conditions including new onset diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal and neurologic disorders.2 Long Covid can affect people across the lifespan and across age, race and ethnicity, and baseline health status.3 Chinese scientists were among the first to report Long Covid in people who survived the acute phase of Covid-19.4 However, these early seminal Chinese studies on Long Covid were exclusively from Wuhan – where the pandemic originated. Because of China’s zero Covid policies, infection rates plummeted quickly in Wuhan and were very low and sporadic outside of Wuhan for much of 2020, 2021, and 2022. However, China relaxed its zero Covid policies at the end of 2022 which led to explosion of cases – hundreds of millions of Chinese got infected…”
If 20% of those infected get Long COVID, and 37% of those quit work due to the symptoms, that’s over 7% of the people catching COVID that leave the workforce and school. (See Stanford study linked below)
“If 20% of those infected get Long COVID, and 37% of those quit work due to the symptoms, that’s over 7% of the people catching COVID that leave the workforce and school. (See Stanford study linked below)
That is a staggering number.
Let’s sanity check that. Figure some 60% of the population has been infected in the last year. So out of the workforce of 150m that would mean some 90m were infected and over 6m would have left the workforce from debilitating Long COVID just in the last year.
While that is a depressingly large number, it does match up with earlier surveys that estimated between 18-22m had left the workforce due to Long COVIS and never returned since the start of the pandemic almost five years ago.
So yes, those are huge numbers which comprise a huge drag on the US economy. It would be WAY cheaper to develop and deploy new vaccines and air quality improvements, even on a national scale. (And it would save a lot of lives and livelihoods as well.)
But worst thing about our current lackadaisical approach to public health, is that the damage is ongoing and will continue until we force our leaders to do something about it.”
Experiences of Canadians with long-term symptoms following COVID-19
“About 3.5 million Canadian adults reported experiencing long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection; 2.1 million reported they were still experiencing those symptoms as of June 2023. Almost half of those still experiencing symptoms reported they have not seen any improvement in symptoms over time.”
About 3.5 million Canadian adults reported experiencing long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection; 2.1 million reported they were still experiencing those symptoms as of June 2023. Almost half of those still experiencing symptoms reported they have not seen any improvement in symptoms over time.
Long COVID facts and findings: a large-scale online survey in 74,075 Chinese participants
(MY NOTE: China vaccines are not MRNA technology. The better reduction in long-term Long Covid symptoms relative to multiple boosters compared to studies with MRNA patients is significant. Would like to see Long Covid data out of Cuba, a country that also did not use MRNA.)
Summary:
New study of 74,000 participants found:
-those infected with COVID had more other infections (including bacterial, influenza & mycoplasma infections)
-COVID reinfections had milder acute-phase symptoms but led to higher rate & severity of Long Covid
“Analysis of 68,200 valid responses revealed that the most frequent long COVID symptoms include fatigue (30.53%), memory decline (27.93%), decreased exercise ability (18.29%), and brain fog (16.87%). These symptoms were less prevalent among those infected only once: fatigue (24.85%), memory decline (18.11%), and decreased exercise ability (12.52%), etc. Women were more likely to experience long COVID, with symptoms varying by age group, except for sleep disorders and muscle/joint pain, which were more common in older individuals. Northern China exhibits a higher prevalence of long COVID, potentially linked to temperature gradients. Risk factors included underlying diseases, alcohol consumption, smoking, and the severity of acute infection (OR > 1, FDR < 0.05). Reinfection was associated with milder symptoms but led to a higher incidence and severity of long COVID (OR > 1, FDR < 0.05). Vaccination, particularly multiple boosters, significantly reduced long-term symptoms by 30%–70% (OR < 1, FDR < 0.05). COVID-19 participants also self-reported more bacterial, influenza and mycoplasma infections, and 8%–10% of patients felt SARS-CoV-2-induced chronic diseases.”
Long COVID symptoms prevalent among healthcare workers
King’s College of London: “Long COVID symptoms prevalent among healthcare workers”
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome
It’s only October 11th and we now have 3x the number of referrals to our Long COVID clinic than usual.
“It’s only October 11th and we now have 3x the number of referrals to our Long COVID clinic than usual. THREE TIMES MORE.
50% of our referrals contracted COVID in 2024. Of those, half contracted COVID over summer 2024.
COVID prevention is the only to way to prevent Long COVID. We have to do better.”
Long-COVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied | CIDRAP
Long-COVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied
People with disabilities are also more likely to have severe COVID-19, face treatment refusals, and be hospitalized, the researchers say.