Article on people who have longer term effects from COVID-19, based on a survey of those who have them (contains link to survey results). Obviously, does not indicate risk of such, and not a random sample (probably quite unrepresentative; see demographics listed below), but may be of some interest.
A few highlights from the survey results:
- Survey respondents were 71% from the US, 12.7% from the UK, and the rest from various other countries.
- 15% of all respondents were from New York (city).
- 30% of respondents were age 30-39, and 32% were age 40-49.
- 77% of respondents were white, and 77% were cisgender female.
- Asthma (17%) and vitamin D deficiency (13%) were the most commonly reported pre-existing conditions. Overweight/obesity was reported at under 1% (seems very unrepresentative of a mostly US population, and/or respondents were not being truthful).
- Physical activity greatly decreased from before: sedentary 2%->45%, very active 25%->2%. Obviously, greatly decreased ability to exercise could have long term negative health effects as well as quality of life effects.
- 56% not hospitalized, 38% visited emergency or urgent care, 4% hospitalized.
- Large number of different symptoms reported.