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A recent report from the CDC said that nearly 60 percent of Americans, including 75 percent of children and adolescents, have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 as of February. As the virus continues to linger and mutate, that number will continue to rise, leading to higher rates of long COVID: a wide range of symptoms that can last more than 4 weeks or longer after the initial infection.

Issues like breathing difficulties, fatigue, high blood pressure, memory difficulties, mental health diagnoses (depression and anxiety), blood clotting, and kidney injury can now become a new, ongoing health battle—possibly worse than the virus itself. Older Americans are once again left at high risk for potentially fatal complications.

In a recent study that included nearly 90,000 adults ages 65 and older who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, 32 percent reported symptoms of long COVID up to 4 months after infection. These striking findings imply that millions of older adults could be suffering from debilitating symptoms of long COVID. Head over to MedPage Today to read more about it.