New estimates re prevalence of Long Covid. Women's Health Initiative found 34% of postmenopausal women infected with COVID-19 had symptoms lasting at least 8 weeks. A 2-year telemedicine study found that 84% & 61% of infected patients still had symptoms 1 & 2 years later.
#Covid #LongCovid
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-studies-estimate-long-covid-rates-identify-risk-factors
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