WHO urges action as 17M long COVID cases estimated in Europe region

[onthedarkside]

 

Data highlights ‘urgent need for more analysis, more investment, more support, and more solidarity with those who experience this condition,’ says WHO Europe boss

 

Around 17 million people have been stricken with long COVID in the first two years of the pandemic across the European region, according to modeling conducted for the World Health Organization.

...

Across the WHO Europe region of 53 countries, the modeling finds that women are twice as likely as men to experience long COVID, which includes symptoms such as fatigue with bodily pain and mood swings, cognitive problems, and shortness of breath.

 

The risk increases dramatically among those who experienced severe COVID-19 that required hospital treatment, with one in three women and one in five men likely to develop long COVID. 

...

Globally, nearly 145 million people suffered from long COVID in the first two years of the pandemic, according to the modeling from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

 

(more)

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/who-urges-action-as-17m-long-covid-cases-estimated-in-europe-region/