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COVID: longterm symptoms

it is pretty clear that many people have residual symptoms after Covid-19 that can last for at least 1+ months (sometimes much longer), and in my limited anecdotal experience, the most common one is fatigue (though anosmia/dysgeusia can also last a long time). there are some ongoing studies to look at these longer term symptoms (eg CORAL: see  https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2020/looking-forward-understanding-long-term-effects-covid-19  or  https://www.omf.ngo/2020/04/26/tracking-covid-19-patients/  ).  A recent article in The Atlantic focused on 9 people considered "long-termers" or "long-haulers": see  https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/ , brought to my attention by Hannah Webb and  Emily Lowenberg .  These nine people were relatively young and had what was considered mild Covid-19 infections. but, so far, they have had months of subsequent prolonged disabling symptoms, that may...