Long COVID affects 1 in 5 people following infection. Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections
- Written by: John Donne Potter, Professor, Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University
Getty ImagesMany patients recover from COVID within a week or two, but at least one in five experience persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after first being diagnosed.
Long COVID is a growing concern. But we still don’t have a clear definition and there are insufficient data to provide a trajectory or a timeline for how long it...