1 in 5 U.S. adults who got COVID-19 now have Long COVID, data find 📝 Jamie_Ducharme
Mallory Stanislawczyk, a disabled former nurse practitioner who suffers from post-COVID POTs, gives herself a saline infusion in her Walkersville, Md. home on May 27, 2022.bout 7.5% of U.S. adults—roughly 20 million people—are currently living with Long COVID symptoms, according toThat finding, drawn from the Household Pulse Survey run in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, is based on self-reported data from about 62,000 U.S. adults surveyed in June.
In the NCHS survey, Long COVID prevalence varied quite a bit by demographics. As other studies have suggested,to report current Long COVID symptoms: 9.4% did, compared to 5.5% of men. Prevalence also varied by racial, sexual, and gender identities. About 9% of Hispanic adults reported long-lasting symptoms, followed by 7.5% of white adults, nearly 7% of Black adults, and almost 4% of Asian adults. Strikingly, an estimated 15% of transgender adults have current Long COVID symptoms, according to the report. About 12% of bisexual adults have Long COVID symptoms, compared to about 7% of straight, gay, or lesbian individuals.from the U.S.
Finally, geographic area seemed to play a role. Long COVID prevalence was highest in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Dakota; in all four states, around 12% of adults reported symptoms. While the NCHS survey can’t determine why those states had higher rates of Long COVID than others, they all have
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