Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Ethan Covey
During 2023, 6.4% of U.S. adults were experiencing long COVID when they responded to a CDC survey, highlighting the large effect of the condition among Americans.
In addition, they said long COVID often had a serious negative effect on their lives, with 1 in 5 of the surveyed adults reporting that their symptoms significantly affected daily activities (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73[50]:1142-1143).