The risk of developing long COVID — enduring, sometimes punishing symptoms that linger well after a coronavirus infection — has decreased since the start of the pandemic, a new study found


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-07-25 14:39:52">July 25, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.</time>

The risk of developing long COVID — enduring, sometimes punishing symptoms that linger well after a coronavirus infection — has decreased since the start of the pandemic, a new study found{ai:summary}<p>A new study reveals that the threat of long COVID, those nagging symptoms that won't let you go even when the virus has packed its bags, has eased since the pandemic's dawn. The stats may offer a glimmer of hope, but the shadows still linger. </p><p>#health</p>

Long COVID risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds

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