A meta study found that 65 million people around the world have Long COVID. The chances of developing long COVID is 10-30% of non-hospitalized cases, 50-70% of hospitalized cases, and 10-12% of vaccinated cases. A significant number of people with long COVID are unable to return to work which contributes to labor shortages.
See also:
- It also appears to last a long time—half of COVID-19 survivors had lingering symptoms after 1 year
- 14% of US adults have had long covid
- List of studies about Long COVID
- COVID-19 can cause brain damage and cause neurological symptoms
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Cognitive Slowing in People Diagnosed With Long Covid
A study of 270 patients diagnosed with Long COVID found that 53% of patients had response times that were 2 standard deviations slower than the control mean after controlling for age-related decline and comorbidities. Cognitive slowing was also correlated with poor performance in sustained attention.