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According to the New York Times, people of all ages were affected. The most common new health problems that emerged for patients included:
The study also found that those who didn’t get sick from COVID-19 still faced a number of these problems. “One thing that was surprising to us was the large percentage of asymptomatic patients that are in that category of long COVID,” said
Robin Gelburd, president of FAIR Health, a nonprofit organization that led the study.It should be noted that the study did not compare those who had COVID-19 and those who didn’t, which means there’s no indication if symptoms were higher overall with the general U.S. population. “The report did exclude patients with certain serious or chronic preexisting conditions like cancer, kidney disease, HIV, liver disease and stroke, to separate their previous health status from post-COVID symptoms,” per
The research suggests that “long-COVID”, the term used to describe issues that last a long time after COVID-19 diagnosis, is widespread among both the symptomatic and asymptomatic.
“Long-COVID” is a major concern for experts, who are seeking solutions for people suffering from these issues and what can be done about it. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that getting the COVID-19 vaccine might help stop long-COVID problems.
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