65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid
Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense
65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. They have symptoms ranging from heart palpitations, Anxiety, Fatigue, Dizziness, Difficulty breathing, No taste or smell. One in five American adults who have had Covid-19 and more than 65 million people worldwide have spent months or even years suffering from the persistent, crippling symptoms of long Covid, and 155 Americans die each day from Covid-19-related conditions currently!
Preventing Long Covid
With over 65 Million People Suffer From Long Covid. The only way to prevent long Covid is to not be infected. Therefore a new series of updated vaccines are an essential tool in our ongoing fight against Covid-19. Vaccines reduce the chance of getting Covid-19 and long Covid and can mitigate the impact of both. Specifically, vaccine shots are especially important heading into the winter months, when Covid-19, flu and RSV rates spike. See December COVID News
In summary, as transmission, hospitalizations and deaths from the virus rose this fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in September approved two updated vaccines for emergency use, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months gets a shot.
Covid-19 coronavirus binding to human cell, conceptual computer illustration of a SARS-CoV type virus.
Not vaccinated yet, don’t take chances the odds are not in your favor. If you get COVID you have a 20% chance of getting long COVID. Please get the flu vaccine.
References
The Current State flu map on LiNet Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report