Surprise: An Alarming Rise in Long COVID in Americans or No such thing as “Long Covid”! You decide???
Surprise: An Alarming Rise in Long COVID in Americans
Do you know anyone with long Wuhan Flu? I don’t. My parents don’t. Coworkers don’t.
‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms
Some 6.8% of American adults are currently experiencing long COVID symptoms, according to a new survey from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing an “alarming” increase in recent months even as the health agency relaxes COVID isolation recommendations, experts say.
That means an estimated 17.6 million Americans could now be living with long COVID.
“This should be setting off alarms for many people,” said David Putrino, the Nash Family Director of the Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illness at Mount Sinai. “We’re really starting to see issues emerging faster than I expected.”
When the same survey was conducted in October, 5.3% of respondents were experiencing long COVID symptoms at the time.
The 1.5 percentage-point increase comes after the second-biggest surge of infections across the US this winter, as measured by available wastewater data.
More than three-quarters of the people with long COVID right now say the illness limits their day-to-day activity, and about one in five say it significantly affects their activities – an estimated 3.8 million Americans who are now experiencing debilitating illness after COVID infection.
A new study found that thousands of people in the UK may not be working because of long COVID. Americans have also missed work at higher rates since the pandemic started.
I have to wonder, how many really, really have it? They should ask things like if they are still wearing a mask. If they are demanding everyone else still wear a mask. If they were mask Nazis during COVID. If they double masked. That might expose they are really just covidcondriacs.
And, ask how many shots/boosters they’ve had
Although children are not included in the CDC survey, they also experience long COVID, including fatigue, brain fog and headaches, as well as serious respiratory and cardiovascular issues, such as myocarditis, studies show.
You mean the myocarditis linked to taking the Bat Soup Virus vaccines?
While vaccines help reduce the risk of developing long COVID, the best way to prevent it is by avoiding COVID, Putrino said – especially since repeat infections raise the likelihood of prolonged illness. “Every time you get a COVID infection, you place yourself at higher risk of going on to develop long COVID.”
The funny part is how those most likely to wear masks, screech at others to wear masks, and have the shots and 5 boosters are the ones most likely to get Wuhan flu repeatedly.
Anyhow, I’m sure some people are having issues thanks to the Chinese coronavirus, as they were screwing around with it in an unsafe manner, but, is it really 5.3%? Or are lots sandbagging to avoid work/making themselves sick like those who read symptoms online?
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