Long Covid

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With relaxed pandemic attitudes, experts at UNC Health worry about long COVID

Jason deBruyn

By many metrics, the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. But the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is still circulating, and growing evidence suggests that multiple exposures to the virus, even when initial infections are mild, increases the likelihood of developing long COVID symptoms.

Long COVID — lingering symptoms that can follow a COVID diagnosis — plagues millions of Americans. It may be less likely after a second bout of COVID than after a first. For those living with it, it can be debilitating. Judy Schafer, 58, met with a group of other women with long COVID via Zoom, at her home in Seattle, Wash., in January.

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You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first

Rob Stein

The chances of developing lingering symptoms after COVID appears to fall sharply from the first to the second time someone gets sick, new research finds. The risk is still significant.

Eleanor Spicer Rice of Raleigh, N.C., has experienced symptoms of long Covid after recovering from the initial COVID-19 infection.

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How long-haul COVID continues to impact some North Carolinians: 'It has been very perplexing'

Jason deBruyn

For many, life is getting back to normal. But some people who contracted the coronavirus continue to experience symptoms associated with long COVID.

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Living with long-haul COVID-19

Anisa Khalifa

Life is getting back to normal. But some doctors estimate that 30% of people who contracted the coronavirus will experience symptoms associated with "long-COVID." Some have had to drastically change their lives to deal with these symptoms, and doctors are still learning about how to treat these patients.