Thread by @DrEricDing

⚠️Over 1 in 7, or 1.1 million people now suffer #LongCovid in the U.K. 🇬🇧

📌~14% who got #COVID19 in UK study suffer persistent symptoms at 12 weeks.

📌29% of all #LongCovid are under age <35

📌Top 2 occupations: healthcare workers & teachers.🧵

statista.com/chart/amp/2456…

2) Frontline healthcare workers are among the largest group affected. Teachers are the next largest group.

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1378995589568991232

3) To be clear, although 4.3 mil UK residents have confirmed #COVID19, & 1.1 mil have #LongCovid symptoms, it’s not 25% because the 1.1 mil were picked up via a survey captureing asymptomatic cases, hence 14%. That said, #LongCovid in symptomatic cases is likely higher than 14%.

4) "The risk of severe consequences from #LongCovid are very significant to young people", says UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock

5) Moreover, 7-8% of kids age 2-16 among positives have #LongCovidKids at 12 weeks.

https://twitter.com/dr2nisreenalwan/status/1377549257570316290

6)“Self-reported long COVID symptoms were adversely affecting the day-to-day activities of 674,000 people in private households, with 196,000 of these individuals reporting that their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been limited a lot”
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

7) “13.7% continued to experience symptoms for at least 12 weeks. This was eight times higher than in a control group of participants who are unlikely to have had COVID-19”

8) “Of study participants who tested positive for COVID-19, symptom prevalence at 12 weeks post-infection was higher for female participants (14.7%) than male participants (12.7%) and was highest among those aged 25 to 34 years (18.2%).”

9) Now there is the issue of #LongCovidKids too... the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends all kids to be examined for post #COVID19 assessment before any physical activity.

https://twitter.com/v2019n/status/1379499537874657281

10) The AAP even recommends medical assessment for all kids who survived #COVID19 even if they had no symptoms.

https://twitter.com/v2019n/status/1379501298001670145