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Defining long COVID

The Lancet Voice

CHAPTER

Long Coved

How serious do you think the burden is in countries that have had such huge over infection waves? I think undoubtedly em it is a significant burden, and we've yet to see how substantial it's going to remain after we've assessed the effect of omicron on long coved. Omicron appears to affect the lower respiratory delta differently than other types - so i can't actually put my hand on what this sindrome could be. But it appears that a eno breathlessness, or even just an inability to get enough air into your lungs seems to play a key role for those who are suffering from long covid. And potentially one sub-cluster of sufferers has been

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