07/19/2024

The Risk of Contracting Long COVID in 2024

There still exists reason for caution

When researchers began studying Long COVID, after it became clear in 2020 that some people don't recover from COVID-19 right away, some estimated that roughly a third of people who caught the virus experienced long-term symptoms.

But that was years ago, at a time before vaccines and endless iterations of Omicron, when most people had been infected once, if ever. How has the risk of contracting Long COVID changed over the years, as the virus has evolved and almost everyone in the U.S. has gotten vaccinated, infected, or both (sometimes many times over)?

Recent research offers promising signs that Long COVID is becoming less of a threat with time. But, experts say there is still reason for caution.

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