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Yes, if 5% of your population has had Covid and long Covid is 10% of those, 0.5% of your population has now Long Covid. With the small caveat that Denmark is a
by Gravityloss 5y ago
Yes, if 5% of your population has had Covid and long Covid is 10% of those, 0.5% of your population has now Long Covid.
With the small caveat that Denmark is a bit special as they have been testing like crazy so they might have less actual cases than other countries, compared to the amount of positive tests.
But I don't know of any great sources pinning it to 10%. Could be higher or lower.
Some samples:
50%: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211013114112.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211013114112.h...
Over 25%: https://time.com/6073522/long-covid-prevalence/ https://time.com/6073522/long-covid-prevalence/
One more thing is different now, that many people now get a positive test result when they have been vaccinated. The percentage of long covid might be different now, if the symptoms are milder too.