The U.S. News & World Report website recently published an article entitled "how many people have long-term covid-19? The statistics are" quite terrible ". The author pointed out that in the past two and a half years, most Americans have been infected with novel coronavirus. Data show that one in five American adults who have suffered from covid-19 have long-term symptoms of covid-19, which will have an impact on the U.S. economy and medical system. In addition, a quarter of children and adolescents infected with covid-19 have long-term symptoms of covid-19, and these cases have been ignored.
The article mentioned that how many people have suffered from the "long-term new crown" or are still experiencing it? The estimated results may surprise many people. The high estimate may indicate that even after the end of the epidemic, there are still problems in the U.S. health care system and economy. According to the estimate released by the federal government last month, as of mid June, nearly one-fifth of adults who have been infected with covid-19 in the past still have at least one long-term covid-19 symptoms - fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, chest pain and headache. If you add in all adults who have experienced these symptoms after infection with covid-19, the number will jump to more than one third.
Mikhail Kogan, director of the George Washington University Comprehensive Medical Center, called these statistics "very frightening". "If we don't stop this situation and let it continue to develop like this, then at some point, it is likely that most people will have long-term covid-19 symptoms." He said.
Experts said that the United States has insufficient resources to deal with tens of millions of long-term covid-19 cases. Ashley drapeau, the long-term head of the new crown of the center, said that patients in some clinics specializing in the treatment of this situation need to wait for months or even years to be received. "These patients sit at home, unable to work and take care of their families." Draper himself was infected with covid-19 in December 2020 with long-term symptoms. "Frail young people even have to drop out of school, and the choices they face are very limited." This figure may accumulate into a new wave of chronic diseases, which will continue to grow, and its impact on the economy and health care system is self-evident.
The article points out that a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in March this year shows that for a long time, novel coronavirus "may have affected as many as 23million Americans, causing about 1million people to lose their jobs", and now the number may be higher.
Kogan said that although there are more and more patients with long-term covid-19, there is no more capital and resources to promote the solution in a strong and centralized way. On the contrary, it is more like a "wait-and-see method". "We saw people come to us after a year or two of illness, but they still could hardly walk," he said
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nearly 13.8 million children in the United States have tested positive for covid-19 since the outbreak began. A recent review of more than 20 studies found that among children and adolescents infected with covid-19, the long-term covid-19 symptom rate is about 25%. These cases will certainly be missed, especially in young children who may not be able to express some symptoms.