Long Covid patients have twice the risk of a pulmonary embolism


By AGENCY

Covid-19 patients have double the risk of developing respiratory symptoms after they recover from the infection. — File graphic

Covid-19 survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that travel to their lungs, compared to people who weren’t infected, as well as double the chance of respiratory symptoms, a large new study said on May 25 (2022).

The research by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that as many as one in five adults aged 18-64 years, and one in four of those over 65, went on to experience health conditions that could be related to their bout of Covid-19 – a finding consistent with other research.

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