Long COVID is affecting women more than men: U.S. survey


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Wednesday, 02 Nov 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- More than 17 percent of women have had long COVID at some point during the pandemic, compared with 11 percent of men, CNBC on Monday cited data from U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics published in October.

Long COVID was defined as experiencing symptoms for three months or more after infection. The most recent data was collected through an online survey of more than 41,000 adults during the two weeks ending Oct. 17, according to the report.

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