About 8.4% Of US Adults Report Ever Having Long COVID, Research Suggests

December 17, 2024

The American Journal of Managed Care (12/16, McCormick) says, “The 2023 National Health Interview Survey found that 8.4% of US adults reported ever having post–COVID-19 condition (PCC), or long COVID, with 3.6% currently affected and 2.3% experiencing activity-limiting symptoms, according to a research letter.” Investigators found that “non-Hispanic other and multiple races had the highest percentage of activity-limiting PCC...while non-Hispanic Asians had the lowest percentage.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.