Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/COiOW4RQtio   Half of those admitted to hospitals with severe CoVid infections at the pandemic’s beginning were continuing to suffer with at least one symptom of LongCovid 2 years later.  A Chinese study with the longest patient followup to date follkowed 1192 participants infected with the original Wuhan strain during 2020.  Their median age was 57 years,  Controls were matched persons with no history of infection.   Researchers assessed the patients at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years following infection using a 6 minute walking test, lab tests, and questionnaires probing symptoms, mental health, quality of life, work history, and need for health care.  Two-thirds (68%) of patients had at least one symptom at 6 months and that figure only dropped to 55% by 2 years.  Most common were fatigue and muscle weakness in half (52%) at 6 months and still present in 31% by 2 years.  The same percentage had sleep problems at 2 years.  Some good news: 89% percent managed to drag themselves bac