Researchers at Stanford University reviewed 45 existing studies that followed 9,751 patients in the months following Covid-19 infection. They found that 73% of patients had at least one symptom 60 days after diagnosis, onset of symptoms, or hospitalization. This finding was consistent even in studies that followed patients for up to six months.

Researchers also found in studies that 40% of participants suffered from fatigue, 36% had shortness of breath, and 25% reported an inability to concentrate, often referred to as brain fog.

“We didn’t have data on people who contracted Covid-19 and just passed their day, so we don’t want to raise a lot of scares with 73% of people having long-term results.” , Tahmina Nasserie, a doctoral candidate in epidemiology and population health at Stanford University and lead author of the study, told CNN. “We want people to understand that these are primarily hospitalized so that we can only generalize our results for this particular population.”

Race to vaccinate

During a Wednesday House Supply Committee subcommittee hearing, CDC officials were asked what keeps them awake at night.

“Variations, and the fear that people will not be vaccinated and the fact that we do not serve everyone in the country the same,” replied Dr Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC.

Dr Anne Schuchat, CDC Senior Deputy Director, added: “I think we need to remember the rest of the world and that while things are improving here there are many places at risk – so until that we are all out of this situation, none of us is out of it. “

Health experts have recently focused on persuading young people to get vaccinated.

Young children when infected are less likely to have a serious illness than an elderly person or someone with an underlying health problem, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Allergy Institute and infectious diseases.

However, they “are not free from serious illnesses,” he told President Joe Biden’s YouTube town hall on the Covid-19 vaccination. “So you want to protect young people, whether they are adolescents or young children.”

The country continues to reopen

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer season – and experts are increasingly optimistic given the trend for fewer Covid cases and increased vaccinations. .

“It means a lot. It means the summer is shaping up to be bright,” said Dr Monica Gandhi, professor of medicine and associate division head of the division of HIV, infectious diseases and global medicine at the University of California at San. Francisco.

And local leaders are gearing up for what may be a near-normal summer.

New Orleans will begin to expand the way people are allowed to congregate on Friday, including opening gyms at 100% capacity.

Large indoor events will be allowed at 50% capacity without masks and no distance, 100% capacity with masks required, or 100% capacity without masks if people provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours.

For large outdoor events, 75% capacity will be allowed without masks and distance, 100% capacity with masks required or 100% capacity without masks if people provide proof of vaccination or a negative test in 72 hours.

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell said the league expects full stadiums for all 32 teams next season.

“We think it will be a much more normal experience than it has been,” Goodell said on a conference call Wednesday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and Giants in East Rutherford, would be allowed to operate at full capacity next season.

In Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear announced that in-person visits to all Kentucky Department of Corrections jails and Department of Juvenile Justice facilities would resume the week of June 20.

The new in-person visitation guidelines only apply to DOC’s 14 state prisons, not county jails. Visitors will need to plan their visit in advance, Beshear said.

By the start of the week, 76% of adult detainees held by the state had been vaccinated.

“And so, to those who are detained – good for you! Good for you! I know you have seen the damaging effects of this virus and thank you for responding so responsibly,” said the governor.