So if we do that, we get that about 4x as many people have "Long Covid" as die... I personally think dying would be rather more than 4x worse than getting "Long

So if we do that, we get that about 4x as many people have "Long Covid" as die... I personally think dying would be rather more than 4x worse than getting "Long Covid", so if the 2% number is actually accurate that implies that the people who have been focusing on mortality as the main concern with this virus are largely right to do so. That said, I have some doubts about the 2% number. Estimates vary widely from about 2% as the lowest plausible number I've seen to about 10% at the highest plausible number. If it's really 10% of infected people reporting long-term symptoms, that changes things a bit. Also note that pretty much all of the sources are preprints or otherwise not peer reviewed articles -- an actual rigorous investigation is very welcome here, and hopefully that is what the $1B from NIH will buy.