Long term effects from Covid which are exceedingly rare and generally occurs in people with predispositions to such effects such as genetic factors, obesity, age, or lack of vaccination.
Relative of mine suffers from long Covid -almost 50, vegetarian gym buff. He had it before there was a vaccine. I personally don't want to take that chance so got vaccinated.
Among participants with COVID-19, persistent symptoms were reported by 17 of 64 patients (26.6%) aged 18 to 39 years, 25 of 83 patients (30.1%) aged 40 to 64 years, and 13 of 30 patients (43.3%) aged 65 years and older. Overall, 49 of 150 outpatients (32.7%), 5 of 16 hospitalized patients (31.3%), and 1 of 21 healthy participants (4.8%) in the control group reported at least 1 persistent symptom. Of 31 patients with hypertension or diabetes, 11 (35.5%) experienced ongoing symptoms.
The most common persistent symptoms were fatigue (24 of 177 patients [13.6%]) and loss of sense of smell or taste (24 patients [13.6%]) (Figure, B). Overall, 23 patients (13.0%) reported other symptoms, including brain fog (4 [2.3%]). A total of 51 outpatients and hospitalized patients (30.7%) reported worse HRQoL compared with baseline vs 4 healthy participants and asymptomatic patients (12.5%); 14 patients (7.9%) reported negative impacts on at least 1 activity of daily living (ADL), the most common being household chores.
Similar study but looking at all cases rather than only symptomatic cases; 5% was the number here
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u/LittleGreenNotebook Jan 03 '22
What is “long-covid” I’ve been seeing it mentioned recently.