🔴 More than half of people suffering from long Covid may not have the condition and may just be suffering from normal bouts of ill health, research from the Office for National Statistics suggests
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📈The ONS surveyed nearly 27,000 people, who tested positive for Covid and used three different methods to estimate the prevalence of long Covid
In one analysis, they found that 5% reported at least one symptom 12-16 weeks after their infection.
However, the study also found that 3.4% of people who had not been diagnosed with Covid also reported the same long Covid symptoms.
However, the study also found that 3.4% of people who had not been diagnosed with Covid also reported the same long Covid symptoms.
Long Covid symptoms include:
🔺Fever
🔺Headache
🔺Muscle ache
🔺Nausea/vomiting
🔺Abdominal pain
🔺Shortness of breath
🔺Fever
🔺Headache
🔺Muscle ache
🔺Nausea/vomiting
🔺Abdominal pain
🔺Shortness of breath
However, the ONS said that such conditions were experienced regularly within the general population
A second analysis found that just 3% of people reported continuous symptoms for at least 12 weeks after an infection.
➡️But when a third group was asked to self-identify as suffering from long Covid, 11.7% said that they believed they had the condition
➡️But when a third group was asked to self-identify as suffering from long Covid, 11.7% said that they believed they had the condition
However, Professor Kevin McConway said that even with low prevalence, Covid cases were currently so high in the community that long Covid was still a problem.
“In absolute numbers, really a lot of people will be developing a quite long-term illness”
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“In absolute numbers, really a lot of people will be developing a quite long-term illness”
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