Long Covid and the toll on those with this condition.
▻https://sheenacruickshankimmunology.substack.com/p/long-covid-and-the-toll-on-those
A new study out this week from the REACT Study has been tracking responses from 276,840 adults in England. Of these, 59% reported developing Covid (with positive test). Analysis shows the average duration of symptoms of those with Covid varied. For most folks symptoms lasted around 10 days and this has been around my typical infection time. But, 1 in 10 people had more long-lasting with symptoms for more than 4 weeks with 1 in 13 having symptoms persisting for more than 12 weeks and 1 in 20 for more than a year.
Its not all bad news as almost a third of people reporting symptoms at 12 weeks will have recovered within a year but this still leaves 2/3 people with ongoing and life-altering symptoms.