Category: Long Covid
Hong Kong: BA.2 causes 7 times more deaths among hospitalised children than flu
A study from University of Hong Kong found that 15 per cent of children hospitalised with Omicron BA.2 had developed neurological complications
According to the report, about 15 per cent of hospitalised youngsters who had contracted the sub-variant developed neurological complications and more than 6 per cent had respiratory complications, with 21 children being sent to paediatric intensive care. More...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in retinal cells
SARS-CoV-2 infects retinal cells, especially retinal ganglion cells, but also light-sensitive cells. More...
Preprint: Multi-organ impairment and Long COVID
“3 in 5 people with Long COVID have impairment in at least one organ, and 1 in 4 have impairment in two or more organs, in some cases without symptoms.” More...
Preprint: Beta-amyloid deposits found in brains of young Covid patients
This report describes a relatively young (< 60 y/o) COVID patient without known clinical evidence of dementia who at autopsy had large numbers of thioflavin-negative, immunoreactive β-amyloid deposits in her neocortex. More...
Denmark: 30% of non-hospitalized Covid cases still have at least one symptom after six months
Almost 30% of study participants still experienced at least one physical symptom 6-12 months after previous infection. More...
USA: National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan, issued March 2022
The US has recently issued a National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan. More...
Long Covid: Tissue damage several weeks after the first diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Our data provide evidence not only of long-term postmortem persisting SARS-CoV-2 RNA but also of tissue damage several weeks after the first diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. More...
Preprint: Recurrent Covid-19 episodes in HCW tended to be more severe
We describe 33 patients with recurrent COVID-19 and a positive PCR. More...
UK ONS: 2% of the British population have Long Covid
An estimated 1.3 million people living in private households in the UK (2.1% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 2 January 2022. More...
Research: Pathological sequelae of long-haul COVID
A shocking report on the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the human body. More...