Long Covid sufferers still sick a year after initial infection

The first Irish study of long Covid was developed by APC Microbiome Ireland principal investigator and UCC immunology professor Liam O’Mahony; Tanja Buwalda of Long Covid Advocacy Ireland; and consultant in infectious diseases at CUH Corinna Sadlier. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

The first Irish study of long Covid symptoms has found almost half of people affected have memory problems and 17% have thought about harming themselves.

The study found that people with long Covid had as many as 33 symptoms, with the median being eight. Some were sick for up to 20 months and the median was one year.