Post-COVID
Post-COVID-19 Conditions (Long COVID)
Post-COVID conditions may not affect everyone the same way. People with post-COVID conditions may experience health problems from different types and combinations of symptoms happening over different lengths of time. Most patients’ symptoms slowly improve with time. However, for some, post-COVID conditions can last weeks, months, or longer after COVID-19 illness and can sometimes result in disability.
Health Conditions in Adults
Long COVID can happen even in adults who have only experienced mild symptoms.
Brain Fog
Lingering “brain fog” is one neurological symptom that people with COVID-19 commonly report.
Psychiatric Disorders
Post-COVID disorders in the mental health arena include anxiety, depression, mood changes, and memory problems.
Economic Impact
Long COVID will have a massive impact on the U.S. economy, potentially costing $2.6 trillion.
Health Conditions in Children
Long-term COVID-19 in children is a possibility, showing up as fatigue, headaches, difficulty with school work, and more.
Learning Loss and Recovery
COVID-19 has disrupted the education of an entire generation of children.
Suicide Risk
What we have learned thus far about rates/patterns of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
