Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

itsastickup t1_iqoa97w wrote

Reply to comment by Parafault in Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines on Reducing the Risk of Long COVID by mightx

Depends on how you define it. In the UK's official definition:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1007511/S1327_Short_Long_COVID_report.pdf

...it's ANY symptom beyond 12 weeks. But peopled being crippled was only at 2% and targeted the same vulnerable people who were liable to die, the old and those with co-morbidities. Again, very very rare for younger healthy people.

My brother has had long-covid for a year because his sense of smell is compromised.

12

Sure_arlo t1_iqr1um3 wrote

I wish there was a way to get true data. I am a pre op nurse and call/converse with about 20 ppls per day. Anecdotally, about 90% of patients tell me they’ve had covid, most in the last 10 months. I’ve never heard a single person tell me they have lingering symptoms. I believe long Covid exists, 100%, but I’d venture to guess that the rates are quite low.

1