HUGE problem with chronic illness even 60 days after illness onset. 87% of recovered patients still experience #COVID19 related symptoms

only 12.6% were completely free of any symptoms

32% had 1-2 symptoms

55% had >=3

COVID maybe chronic.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768351

2) Everyone should be reminded that the coronavirus is not just the flu, and also that death isn’t the only relevant outcome, nor even hospital cases discharged or deemed ‘recovered’ by a hospital. We now know of these chronic symptoms, many debilitating, and more.

3) And then there is this: potential long term cognitive brain effects. Please avoid this illness. Don’t try to ever “go herd” without vaccine callously. And protect your high risk friends. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1281297564608888833?s=21 https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1281297564608888833

4) The patients were all post discharge from hospital, but not necessarily ICU critical. But even “mild” cases are known to have many of these chronic symptoms. Thus, let’s all take the precautionary principle with the risk of this illness and avoid it as much as possible.

5) more on long term effects in this excellent piece in the Atlantic: https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1281606172999655429?s=21 https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1281606172999655429