Long COVID risk less after Omicron infection compared to infection by Delta varient: LANCET
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-06-20 05:45 GMT | Update On 2022-06-20 10:28 GMT
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The Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant, new research has found.
Analysis by researchers from King's College London of data from the ZOE COVID Symptom study app is published today in a letter to The Lancet. The findings are from the first peer-reviewed study to report on long COVID risk and the Omicron variant.
Long COVID is defined by NICE guidelines as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of disease. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of concentration and joint pain. The symptoms can adversely affect day-to-day activities, and in some cases can be severely limiting.
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