Perspective: The potential for long-term symptoms complicates “back to normal” arguments.
as compared with prior versions of the coronavirus and lower after vaccination. Even with all these mitigating factors, the best-protected person still likely has at least a 1-in-20 chance of lingering symptoms if they get covid today. And while some cases of long covid involve a single symptom that doesn’t markedly diminish quality of life , others involve disabling symptoms such as profound fatigue, severe brain fog or intense shortness of breath.
In addition to symptoms that last for several months or more, there’s also a risk of other long-term complications that are set in motion by the original case of covid-19. For reasons that aren’t completely understood, people who have had covid have a significant increase in
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