10% to 20% of COVID survivors experience symptoms like fatigue and breathlessness for more than a year, the World Health Organization estimates.
The head of the World Health Organization made his strongest comments yet about the devastation being caused by long COVID and urged world leaders to launch immediate and “sustained” efforts to tackle the “very serious” crisis.
“While the pandemic has changed dramatically due to the introduction of many lifesaving tools, and there is light at the end of the tunnel, the impact of long COVID for all countries is very serious and needs immediate and sustained action equivalent to its scale,” Tedros wrote. His piece was part of a new series by the paper titled “Living with long COVID.
The White House on Tuesday added their recommendation that eligible Americans get the updated COVID boosters by Halloween, to ensure maximum protection against the virus heading into the holiday season. Coronavirus Update: MarketWatch’s daily roundup has been curating and reporting all the latest developments every weekday since the coronavirus pandemic began• The City of Seattle will end its COVID emergency proclamation at the end of October, the AP reported. Mayor Bruce Harrell said in a statement Tuesday that Seattle will lift its remaining COVID emergency order to align with Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to end the statewide state of emergency on Oct. 31.
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