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Originally Posted by russellw
Also of interest is a review of short-term and long-term persistent postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) which covered more than 250k survivors with a median age of 56.4 years and of which 79.5% were hospitalised. Please note that all medians are mid-spread (interquartile range). In laymen's terms that means lasting side-effects.
In this systematic review, more than half of COVID-19 survivors experienced PASC 6 months after recovery. The most common PASC involved functional mobility impairments, pulmonary abnormalities, and mental health disorders.
Neurologic Symptoms
The most common neurocognitive symptoms were difficulty concentrating (median 23.8% [20.4%-25.9%]); memory deficits (median 18.6% [17.3%-22.9%]) and cognitive impairment (median 17.1% [14.1%-30.5%]).
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Hey Russell, do you think that being locked down for such a long period in the UK may have had more of a detrimental effect on middle aged folk?
Anyone who has spent time in an English winter knows how depressing it can be, but with lockdown thrown in for good measure too, do you think it affected the ability of the folk to build a proper immune defence against the covid virus!
So for instance if the UK had Australia's nicer climate, would they of fared better!
Cheers Billy