A new COVID-19 vaccine is coming, and health officials are recommending most everyone get it. But how many people are willing to roll up their sleeves again?that persist four or more weeks after a coronavirus infection. While research has hinted at a possible correlation between the severity of initial infection and likelihood of developing long COVID, the syndrome can afflict even those who had only mild symptoms — or none at all.from the 2022 federal National Health Interview Survey, 9% of U.
Among those age 50 to 64, 7.4% reported ever having long COVID, while 3.8% said they currently had the syndrome. For those age 65 and older, 4.2% said they had long COVID at some point, while 2.3% said they currently had it. Among the youngest adults, up to age 34, 6.8% described ever having long COVID, while 2.7% said they currently had it.
“Post-COVID conditions are common following SARS-CoV-2 infection,” said Megan Wallace, another CDC epidemiologist.