Virologist: Indisputable research shows long Covid is here and is giving us a hard time

An expert from the Department of Virology and Immunology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin confirmed that many anti-vaccination opponents ignore and undermine the existence of the so-called. Long covid. They claim that these are not the results of the disease, but the fictional symptoms that are the nocebo effect. According to the virologist, there are indisputable studies that indicate that “Long Covid is there and it is difficult for us.”

Moreover, these consequences of Covid-19 are not only a burden on the healthcare system; Also an economical dimension. For example, in the United States, long Covid has affected as many as 23 million citizens. According to estimates, this could cost the US economy $3.7 trillion, more or less than the cost of the Great Recession, the professor noted. Zoster Cecilska.

Referring to the scientific research on long-term Covid, I cited the recently published work of English scientists in e-medicine, part of The Lancet Discovery Science, a systematic review of 194 studies from around the world on long-term symptoms of Covid-19.

– In total, it has been watched by more than 735,000 people. People. The results are very alarming, because almost half of them – 45 percent people – The virologist explained that he was experiencing a range of long-term symptoms after about four months.

The most common symptoms were fatigue, shortness of breath, muscle pain, sleep disturbances, and loss of sensation and smell. Patients after hospitalization also reported impairment in usual activities. Permanent changes in the structure and function of the lungs are also observed.