- Estimates suggest that between 20 to 80 percent of people who contracted SARS-CoV-2 developed long COVID-19 symptoms.
- Because long COVID can occur after milder cases, some people suspect breakthrough cases in vaccinated people could lead to long-haul symptoms, too.
- A poll from a long COVID-19 advocacy group found some vaccinated people who developed COVID-19 went on to have symptoms of long COVID-19.
For many diagnosed with COVID-19, the battle doesn’t end when they no longer test positive.
After the infection clears, the damage inflicted by the coronavirus — on the lungs, the heart, and brain — begins to become apparent. The symptoms associated with long COVID-19 vary from by person and can include:
- chronic fatigue
- breathing problems
- brain fog
- heart palpitations
- dizziness
- lightheadedness
Estimates from the United Kingdom suggest that between 20 to 80 percent of people who contract SARS-CoV-2 develop long COVID-19, otherwise known as long-haul COVID-19 or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).
But it’s largely unclear just how many people experience long COVID-19, what causes it, and how long the condition lasts. Some researchers suspect long-haul COVID-19 may be far more common than we think.
There’s also a chance we could be missing long COVID-19 in vaccinated people who develop breakthrough cases, too.
A recent poll from the nonprofit Survivor Corps, which focuses on advocating for people with long COVID-19, suggests that a small portion of vaccinated people who are diagnosed with breakthrough cases develop long-haul symptoms, too.
Health experts say we don’t have enough data to understand the risk of long-haul COVID in vaccinated people who develop the disease.
Source: healthline