The dozens of symptoms collectively known as long Covid, or post-Covid, can sideline anyone who has been infected.
About 11 percent of American adults have developed long Covid after an infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month, down from the almost 19 percent recorded from June 2022 to June 2023.
People over age 60 actually have lower rates of long Covid overall than those aged 30 to 59.
That might reflect higher vaccination and booster rates among older Americans, or more protective behavior like masking and avoiding crowds.
Though knowledge of long Covid has increased, she added, much remains unknown about the illness.
Persons:
”, Akiko Iwasaki, Anderson
Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control, Yale School of Medicine