Analysis

Who is at risk when it comes to 'long COVID'?

By Frances Williams
Updated January 6 2021 - 12:10pm, first published 5:25am
Thirteen per cent of people who experience COVID-19 symptoms have them for more than 28 days. Picture: Shutterstock
Thirteen per cent of people who experience COVID-19 symptoms have them for more than 28 days. Picture: Shutterstock

For most people, infection with SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 - leads to mild, short-term symptoms, acute respiratory illness, or possibly no symptoms at all. But some people have long-lasting symptoms after their infection - this has been dubbed "long COVID".

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