Long Covid
Long COVID is an illness that is caused by COVID and lasts at least 3 months, and will likely be lifelong for many people without treatment. People who have severe symptoms while they are first sick with COVID can develop Long COVID, and so can people who have mild initial illness. It is not known why some people fully recover from COVID and others go on to develop Long COVID. Anyone can get Long COVID, including children.
The Numbers
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Almost 18 million adults and 6 million children in the US have Long COVID
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Up to 4 million adults with Long COVID are unable to work or working reduced hours, costing the United States at least $170 billion dollars a year
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400 million people around the world have Long COVID, having an economic impact of up to 1 trillion dollars a year
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0 FDA-approved treatments
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