Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Study: Covid Symptoms Linger For At Least 6 Months
Bloomberg: Covid Patients’ Symptoms Persist Six Months in Foreboding Study
More than three-quarters of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Wuhan between January and May had at least one persistent symptom six months later, according to a report that forebodes the enduring pain of the pandemic. Almost two-thirds of those followed still experienced fatigue or muscle weakness half a year after their acute illness, while 26% had sleep difficulties and 23% had anxiety or depression, according to the peer-reviewed study of 1,733 patients in The Lancet medical journal. (Loh, 1/8)
Stat: Most Hospitalized For Covid Still Affected 6 Months Later, China Study Finds
Three-quarters of Covid-19 patients still have at least one symptom six months after first falling ill, researchers who followed hospital patients in China reported Friday. The new findings suggest symptoms linger longer and in a higher proportion of patients than previously thought. (Cooney, 1/8)
In other research news about covid —
CIDRAP: Cats Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Show Immunity, Long-Term Lesions
Nine domestic cats inoculated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, showed lung lesions and other long-term inflammation in the respiratory tract after the virus had cleared from their system, reports an Emerging Infectious Diseases research letter published yesterday. Despite these lingering effects, however, six cats who were re-infected showed protection against the disease. (1/8)
