> Contracting COVID-19 may lead to long term health issues.
Uh-huh. And what percentage of people who contract have "long term health issues"? This is just more scaremongering based on self-reporting and anecdotes.
Uh-huh. And what percentage of people who contract have "long term health issues"? This is just more scaremongering based on self-reporting and anecdotes.
“Around 10% of patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus remain unwell beyond three weeks, and a smaller proportion for months (see box [1]).[7] This is based on the UK COVID Symptom Study, in which people enter their ongoing symptoms on a smartphone app. This percentage is lower than that cited in many published observational studies,[8][9] whose denominator populations were those admitted to hospital or attending specialist clinics. A recent US study found that only 65% of people had returned to their previous level of health 14-21 days after a positive test.[10]”
When I had the flu or pneumonia in the past I could still feel effects over a month later.
But flu should not cause long term effects normally.
> Researchers don’t understand exactly how the disease might trigger Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or whether the cases are temporary or permanent. But 14 percent of those with severe covid-19 developed a form of the disorder, one analysis found.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/02/01/covid-new-o...
https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/2021/01/12/three-q...
N = 1,700+
On the other hand, while that risk is not that widespread, that still will mean millions of affected people.