Long COVID
Two reports,
published on September 25, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, looked at data from
the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. They found that, in 2022,
6.9% of adults—equivalent to about 18 million Americans—reported ever
having Long COVID while 3.4%—about 8.8 million—said they currently had
the condition, according to 2022 U.S. Census estimates.
According to 2021 publications from the Journal of the American Medical Association and supported by current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, ten
to thirty percent of individuals who had COVID-19 reported at least one
persistent symptom up to six months after the virus left their bodies.
"We
must act now to form and implement a national crisis management plan
that will help Americans impacted by PASC not only survive COVID-19 but
regain their quality of life and return to being active members of their
communities."
- Stuart M. Weinstein, MD, FAAPMR, AAPM&R Past President