Category: Long Covid
Preprint: Covid vaccination is not associated with improvement in Long Covid
The study included 453 COVID-19 patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), of which 324 (72%) were vaccinated between the baseline and 6-month visit.… ...More...
Band of England: Long Covid is a very serious issue
“The issue of Long Covid and the pandemic’s effects on public health and participation is a very serious issue.”… ...More...
Preprint: Elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children under 10
Those cases of mysterious hepatitis in kids are looking increasingly less mysterious by the day….
“Compared to children infected with other respiratory infections, children infected with COVID-19 infection were at significantly increased risk for elevated AST or ALT and total bilirubin.… ...More...
UK: Half a million people have sought Long Covid advice
Asthma and Lung UK said that over the last six months about half a million had visited its long COVID advice pages or called its helpline – and some sufferers are considering buying their own oxygen supplies.… ...More...
Long Covid: Viral fragments found in the body months after initial infection
Two teams have recently published results suggesting that pieces of SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the gut for months after an initial infection.… ...More...
13% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients developed neurological conditions including encephalopathy
Of the more than 16,000 hospitalized Covid-19 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy upon admission.… ...More...
COVID-19 cognitive impairment equivalent to 20 years of ageing, ten IQ points
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points.… ...More...
Luxembourg: 60% with Covid have at least one symptom a year later
Six in ten people with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom a year later, a new study being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April) has found.… ...More...
Netherlands: 518 healthcare workers sacked for having Long Covid
518 Dutch healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the Dutch FNV trade union federation said on Friday.… ...More...
Long Covid: 49% of COVID-19 survivors have persistent symptoms
Worldwide, 49% of COVID-19 survivors reported persistent symptoms 4 months after diagnosis, estimates a meta-analysis of 31 studies published late last week in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.… ...More...
Preprint: Serious brain disorders following mild Covid-19
In 43 patients, disorders ranged from brain inflammation and delirium to nerve damage and stroke. A dozen patients had inflammation of the central nervous system, 10 had brain disease with delirium or psychosis, eight had strokes and a further eight had peripheral nerve problems, mostly diagnosed as Guillain-Barré syndrome, an immune reaction that attacks the nerves and causes paralysis.… ...More...
UK study: Only a quarter of hospitalized Covid patients are fully recovered after one year
A UK study of more than 2,000 patients after hospitalization with COVID-19 shows only around 1 in 4 feel fully recovered after one year.… ...More...
Preprint: residual SARS-CoV-2 found in human tissue after 426 days
“We believe this study is the first to detect viral RNA and/or antigen in the tissues of patients with Long Covid, up to 426 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.”… ...More...
UK NHS: 15,000 patients with Covid and rising
A UK NHS leader has given a graphic account of the pressure that the health service is currently under. … ...More...