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This is a very poor analysis. Its assertion that "long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome c

This is a very poor analysis. Its assertion that "long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections" is based on a study that neither accounts for misattribution of symptoms to COVID, nor the psychosocial effects of a COVID infection, e.g. the anxiety related to getting COVID, the isolation required of those who contract COVID, etc. The best evidence available suggests most cases of "long COVID" are misattribution: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2785832 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...

dsjoerg 4y ago
Certainly misattribution explains _some_ amount of what people think is "Long Covid". It's very hard to say how much, because "Long Covid" itself lacks a proper definition. However, that study is not the best evidence available. I agree that the original study could be improved, but the Jama Network paper doesn't account for the fact that many people test negative for Covid antibodies after a true infection (as explained in the original study). We can't start talking about the true prevalence of Long Covid until we have a sensible definition.