Some who are infected with COVID-19 could experience long-term effects from the disease, also known as long COVID-19.
The CDC reports that long COVID symptoms could last weeks, months or years and include fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, hair loss, chest pain and headaches.
Long COVID is found more often in people who had a severe bout with the illness, the CDC says. Those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are at a higher risk compared to people who are vaccinated, according to the CDC.
“Unfortunately, for people that have gone through COVID, 10 to 15% of them will go on — at the four-week mark — to have either lingering symptoms that they had during COVID or even new symptoms that can be scary or surprising,” Ted Long, a vice president at NYC Health + Hospitals, said on NY1 Saturday morning. “That’s why it’s a critical time for us to pay attention to long COVID because it needs to be a part of our recovery.”
Long says the city has a variety of resources available to New Yorkers combatting long COVID. Residents can call (212) COVID-19 to be connected with a specialist and arrange a treatment plan.
“We aren’t going to miss a thing,” Long said. “We have a pulmonologist and a cardiologist on site that can help you. If it’s mental health, we have mental health support on site, as well. Or, if it is some symptoms like my patients have had, like hair loss, which can be surprising and scary, we can figure out a good plan to deal with a referral to a dermatologist.”
The city also held a long COVID-19 symposium on June 8, which provided support to New Yorkers dealing with long COVID.
“The symposium which we hosted did include medical practitioners,” Long said. “But the most important voice was how we kicked off that symposium: the voice of patients.”
"Watu walioambukizwa COVID-19 wanaweza kupata athari za muda mrefu kutoka kwa ugonjwa huo, unaojulikana pia kama ""COVID-19 ya muda mrefu.""" CDC inaripoti kuwa dalili za COVID-19 zinaweza kudumu kwa wiki, miezi au miaka na ni pamoja na uchovu, kukosa pumzi, ukungu wa ubongo, kupoteza nywele, maumivu ya kifua na maumivu ya kichwa. COVID-19 ya muda mrefu hupatikana mara nyingi zaidi kwa watu ambao walikuwa na ugonjwa mbaya, CDC inasema. Wale ambao hawaja chanjo dhidi ya COVID-19 wako katika hatari kubwa ikilinganishwa na wale ambao wame chanjo, kulingana na CDC. "Kwa bahati mbaya, kwa watu ambao wamepitia COVID-19, 10-15% yao wataendelea, kwa alama ya wiki nne, kuwa na dalili za kudumu ambazo walikuwa nazo wakati wa COVID au hata dalili mpya ambazo zinaweza kuwa za kutisha au za kushangaza, ""Ted Long, makamu wa rais wa Hospitali za Afya za NYC, alisema katika NY1 Jumamosi asubuhi." "Kwa hiyo ni wakati muhimu kwetu kuzingatia COVID ndefu kwa sababu inahitaji kuwa sehemu ya kupona kwetu. "" Long anasema jiji lina rasilimali mbalimbali zinazopatikana kwa New Yorkers kupambana na COVID ndefu. """ Wananchi wanaweza kupiga simu kwa namba 212-COVID-19 ili kuunganishwa na mtaalamu na kupanga mpango wa matibabu. "Hatutakosa chochote", Long akasema. <unk>Tuna mtaalamu wa mapafu na mtaalamu wa moyo mahali hapo ambao wanaweza kukusaidia. Kama ni afya ya akili, tuna msaada wa afya ya akili katika tovuti, pia. "Na ikiwa ni dalili kama zile ambazo wagonjwa wangu wamekuwa nazo, kama vile kupoteza nywele, ambayo inaweza kuwa ya kushangaza na ya kutisha, tunaweza kufikiria mpango mzuri wa kukabiliana na kuelekezwa kwa mtaalamu wa ngozi. ""Jiji pia lilifanya mkutano mrefu wa COVID-19 Juni 8, ambao ulitoa msaada kwa New Yorkers wanaoshughulika na COVID ya muda mrefu." "Mkutano huo tulioandaa ulijumuisha madaktari", Long alisema. <unk>Lakini sauti muhimu zaidi ilikuwa jinsi tulivyoanzisha mkutano huo: sauti ya wagonjwa.<unk>