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'One in five adults infected with COVID-19 may still be suffering its effects
months after their diagnosis, according to new research out of the United
States.
An investigation by more than two dozen researchers found while the average
time of recovery was 20 days, an estimated 22.5 per cent failed to recover 90
days after infection.
The report, based out of the United States and published in the
Journal of the
American Medical Association, mirrored recent reporting by Australian
researchers.
The peer-reviewed study used data from the Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for
COVID-19 Research (C4R), a long-term collaboration of 14 different studies
across the US.
Some of the studies have been following its own participants for up to 50
years, meaning they can now compare their health pre- and post-COVID-19
diagnosis.
A total of 4,708 participants were asked whether they were "completely
recovered from COVID-19".
Once they confirmed their recovery, they were asked how long it had taken.
"[We] found that one in five adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 did not fully
recover by three months post-infection in a racially and ethnically diverse US
population-based sample," the report said.
"Recovery by 90 days was less likely in women and participants with
pre-pandemic clinical cardiovascular disease.
"Vaccination prior to infection and infection during the Omicron variant wave
were associated with greater recovery … results were similar for
reinfections."'
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: June 20, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-106544413
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
