Thread by @DrEricDing

Sobering—Mega study from UK finds ~2 million people currently living in private households (📌3.1% of entire population of 🇬🇧) were experiencing self-reported long #COVID. Of those with #longCOVID—📌45% had LC at least one year previously, & 📌22% at least two years previously!👀

2) Further, #LongCOVID symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 1.5 million people (73% of those with long COVID), with 384,000 (19%) reporting that their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been "limited a lot".
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

3) Fatigue continued to be the most common symptom reported by individuals experiencing long COVID (62% of those with self-reported long COVID), followed by shortness of breath (37%), difficulty concentrating (33%), and muscle ache (31%).

4) As a proportion of the UK population, the prevalence of self-reported long COVID was greatest in people aged 35 to 69 years, females, people living in more deprived areas, those working in social care, those aged 16 years or over who were not working and not looking for work

5) I’m extremely worried about what such long lasting debilitation of the population will mean — not just for economic impact in labor shortages and worker health, but also the health of millions worldwide with such lasting effects. It’s a huge decimation.
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

6) the DEMENTIA-LIKE cognitive impairment is one of the most serious. It’s not just occasional small brain fog. It’s often functionally disabling cognitive deficit that’s caused by #LongCovid 👇

https://twitter.com/weselymd/status/1567134760358518786

7) the one light in the tunnel is that it’s possible the brain effects of #LongCovid might not be permanent for everyone - but the question is — how many will recover and for how long will it take???

https://twitter.com/weselymd/status/1562847021568229378