2 million Britons suffer self-reported long Covid-19 symptoms, new survey shows

[Amethyst]

 

Two-million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long Covid-19 symptoms, of whom 381,000 have had their day-to-day activities limited a lot, according to an official study published on Thursday.

 

Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 3.3% of people surveyed between February 6 and March 7 reported having Covid-19 symptoms that had lasted more than four weeks since an initial infection [a shorter definition of long COVID, see below] and were not explained by another medical condition.

 

This was up slightly from the 2.9% of people who reported long Covid-19 in a similar ONS survey in March 2023 which covered the whole UK, although the ONS said the two surveys' methods were not exactly comparable.

 

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https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2024-04-25-two-million-britons-suffer-long-covid-19-symptoms-survey-shows/

 

How many of us are really suffering with long Covid?

The first long Covid prevalance report in more than a year from the ONS provides valuable clues about the state of the condition in the UK

The headline figure is that 2 million people in England and Scotland – or 3.3 per cent of the population – have had Covid symptoms for four weeks or more.

 

However, the generally accepted definition of long Covid is for symptoms lasting 12 weeks or more – in part because some colds can take several weeks to go away completely.

 

By that definition – and using the most recent data, collected between 6 February and 7 March – the ONS estimates that about 1.1 million people over three-years-old in England and Scotland are living with long Covid. This is just under 2 per cent cent of the population.

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The fact that the ONS figures show that so many reported suffering from long Covid, many of which have been doing so for two years or longer, is an absolute public health crisis.  It may not be an acute crisis like we saw in 2020 and 2021 and the early peaks of pre-vaccination Covid, but its more of an ongoing chronic crisis,” said Simon Williams, of Swansea University.

 

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https://inews.co.uk/news/science/how-many-really-suffering-long-covid-3026309

 

 

[Amethyst]

Self-reported coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and associated symptoms, England and Scotland: November 2023 to March 2024

In-depth analysis of Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study data looking at trends in self-reported symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), including ongoing symptoms and associated risk factors.

Main points

• An estimated 3.3% (2 million) of people living in private households in England and Scotland were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms continuing for more than four weeks after a confirmed or suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that were not explained by something else).

 

• Long COVID symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 1.5 million people (74.7% of those with self-reported long COVID), with 381,000 (19.2% of those with self-reported long COVID) reporting that their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been "limited a lot".

 

The Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study (Winter CIS) asked participants if they would describe themselves as currently having long COVID (defined as experiencing symptoms more than four weeks after a coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, that are not explained by something else). Therefore, estimates in this article relate to self-reported long COVID, as experienced by study participants, rather than clinically diagnosed ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 syndrome.

 

 

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https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/selfreportedcoronaviruscovid19infectionsandassociatedsymptomsenglandandscotland/november2023tomarch2024

 

 

[Henryford]

Long Covid, the new bad back to ensure you get benefits for life.

[bkk6060]

Sorry.  I think some of this is BS.  Just excuses for people for whatever reason they deem to make it.

 

[Robert Paulson]

If they get boosted it should cure them

[Yellowtail]

Nothing as sweet as milk from the public teat....

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

More than a quarter of people with Covid infection develop Long Covid, new UK research reveals

25 April 2024

 

A new study carried out by researchers at the University of York suggests 28% of people who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer from Long Covid.

 

The study also reveals that one in four people with Long Covid will experience brain fog and one in three to four will develop anxiety or depression.

 

However, the findings of the study, published in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, suggest that full Covid vaccination makes sufferers four times less likely to have brain fog –  a term used to describe symptoms including poor concentration, feeling confused and cognitive impairment. 

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The study reviewed 17 studies from around the world involving more than 40,000 Long COVID patients. It was carried out in collaboration with the STIMULATE-ICP project, which is a £6.8 million NIHR-funded national research project led by University College London.

 

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https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/research/long-covid-fog/

 

Note: the above research used the definition of Long COVID as the presence of symptoms ≥12 weeks after acute COVID-19 disease.

 

 

 

Findings

17 studies were included, reporting 41,249 long COVID patients. Across all timepoints (3–24 months), the combined prevalence of mental health conditions and brain fog was 20·4% (95% CI 11·1%-34·4%), being lower among those previously hospitalised than in community-managed patients(19·5 vs 29·7% respectively; p = 0·047). The odds of mental health conditions and brain fog increased over time and when validated instruments were used. Odds of brain fog significantly decreased with increasing vaccination rates (p = ·000).

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The number of COVID-19 patients per study ranged from 72 to 86,157, with 41,249 of the total 146,231 (28%) suffering from long COVID. Seven studies included long COVID patients never hospitalised for SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 38,774, 94%). Ten included those who had been hospitalised (2475, 6%).

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At 12 months follow-up, the prevalence of all mental health conditions and brain fog taken together was 27·4% (95% CI 23%–32%; 9 studies). ... At the 12-month time point, the prevalence of brain fog was 23·3% (95% CI 7·3%-54·0%; 8 studies).

 

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163834324000392

 

Edited April 28 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Yellowtail]

We need more boosters and better masks! 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

We need more boosters and better masks! 

 

The first part being a pretty good and prudent suggestion, considering the findings of the above study:

 

"However, the findings of the study, published in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, suggest that full Covid vaccination makes sufferers four times less likely to have brain fog –  a term used to describe symptoms including poor concentration, feeling confused and cognitive impairment."

[Robert Paulson]

Is long covid in the room with them now?

[Robert Paulson]

7 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

We need more boosters and better masks! 

Doubling up on masks will cure everyone for sure

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

Doubling up on masks will cure everyone for sure

Is that what you do..........?  🤔

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

COVID booster linked to 25% lower odds of long COVID

A new cross-sectional study published in Vaccine of US adults demonstrates that people who received the COVID-19 booster vaccine had 25% lower odds of having long COVID than their unvaccinated counterparts.

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People receiving the COVID-19 booster vaccine had significantly lower adjusted odds of long COVID (OR 0.75, 95 % confidence interval 0.61 to 0.93) compared to unvaccinated people.

 

"Our findings suggest that ensuring individuals are up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations could be an effective public health strategy for reducing the prevalence of long-COVID," the authors concluded. 

 

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https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-booster-linked-25-lower-odds-long-covid

 

 

 

Highlights

 

• The COVID-19 booster vaccine was associated with a reduced likelihood of experiencing long-COVID among U.S. adults.

 

• Sociodemographics such as age, sex, and family poverty level were independent predictors of long-COVID.

 

• Having a history of certain chronic conditions such as obesity or arthritis was linked to greater odds of long-COVID.

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X24005097

 

[Rimmer]

Troll post removed

[Amethyst]

Several posts by one member with conspiracy theory claims and linking to various questionable source, conspiracy-pseudoscience and other disallowed websites have been removed.

 

[Red Phoenix]

On 4/29/2024 at 9:23 AM, Yellowtail said:

We need more boosters and better masks! 

... as well as longer safe social distancing perimeters and longer quarantaine periods!

[Robert Paulson]

On 5/1/2024 at 9:29 AM, Red Phoenix said:

... as well as longer safe social distancing perimeters and longer quarantaine periods!

Yes. I think that if we did a study the “put mask back on in between bites while on an airplane” rule would prove particularly helpful at slowing the spread.

 

you know I’m not even making that up. That was a thing! I wish I were making it up. Believe me, I do. 

Edited May 3 by Robert Paulson

[torturedsole]

All I'm saying is that we're glad that we didn't accept the vaccine. What benefit did it provide us? Are we worse off for not accepting it? 

 

If I posed the same question two or three years ago, I would have probably been denounced and my post censored. What a life!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

What benefit did it provide us?

Covid vaccines saved more than 400,000 lives in England and Scotland, WHO says

https://inews.co.uk/news/science/covid-vaccines-saved-lives-england-scotland-who-2862550

 

Covid-19: Vaccines have saved at least 1.4 million lives in Europe, WHO reports

https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q125

 

COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say

https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-england-54d29ae3af5c700f15d704c14ee224b5

 

[Yellowtail]

WHO says? Scientists say! The same ones that said it came from a bat?

 

I think exit polling is easier now, you know the number of Biden voters by counting the masks coming out...

[still kicking]

On 4/29/2024 at 6:06 PM, transam said:

Is that what you do..........?  🤔

No, he doubles up on Chang.

[Robert Paulson]

Long covid, the new thing you need to worry (needlessly) about