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More than one in five people who are infected with COVID-19 take more than three months to recover, according to international researchers who looked at the prevalence of long Covid in a cohort of 4708 Americans. The team recruited the participants, all adults who self-reported a COVID-19 infection, and asked them three months after their infection if they felt recovered. About 22.5% of the participants said they hadn't recovered after three months, the researchers say, with women more likely to report long Covid, as well as people who were in poor health before the pandemic, particularly those with heart disease. The researchers say people who were infected during the Omicron era and people who were vaccinated before they were infected were more likely to report a shorter recovery time.
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About The Study: More than 1 in 5 adults did not recover within 3 months of SARS-CoV-2 infection in this cohort study. Recovery within 3 months was less likely in women and those with preexisting cardiovascular disease and more likely in those with COVID-19 vaccination or infection during the Omicron variant wave.
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