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Not a study but the COVID Symptom Tracker App has registered one in 200 with side-effects 90 days later. Source: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-more-th

Not a study but the COVID Symptom Tracker App has registered one in 200 with side-effects 90 days later. Source: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-more-than-half-of-covid-19-patients-experience-ongoing-fatigue-study-finds-12074119 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-more-than-half-of-cov... So anywhere from 0.5% up to 2% seems to be the plausible range, which of course can differ depending on your age.

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The source you cite has the following headline: "More than half of COVID-19 patients experience ongoing fatigue, study finds" So I'm not sure why that article gives you the impression that any more than 2% is implausible. When I see a medical journal article with n~150 saying that 50% experience fatigue after ~70 days, and an app reports that self-reported "symptoms" (may not be asking about fatigue?) are below 2% after 90 days, my takeaway is that much more data is needed because it could be that "a lot of people have long-lasting side-effects". Think about if you (or a young healthy family member) tested positive and felt mostly fine for a week or two. After reading both of the above, I'd be concerned that there's a decent chance (1%-60%?) that you'd be worse off in some way for a long time, possibly the rest of your life.