While much remains unknown about the impact of post-COVID condition (commonly known as long COVID), health systems 🏥 must prepare for the long-term. #COVID19
RT @pahowho: 🌎 The best way to avoid post-COVID condition is by not getting COVID.
We have the tools to slow the spread of the virus, such…
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🌎 The best way to avoid post-COVID condition is by not getting COVID.
We have the tools to slow the spread of the virus, such as masking 😷 and social distancing 🧍🏿♂️⬅️ ➡️🧍🏻♀️, especially when transmission is high. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 These patients need professional support, just as our health systems 🏥 need to acknowledge this long-lasting effect of the pandemic and help address it.
@WHO has identified three “Rs” to guide our actions.
✅ Recognition
✅ Rehabilitation
✅ Research
🌎 All of this can impact a person’s mental health and influence important aspects of their personal and professional lives, including the ability to relate with the environment and the people around them.
🌎 The most common symptom is severe and persistent fatigue.
People may also experience shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, and other respiratory, cognitive, and sensory symptoms.
🌎 It is hard to be precise about how many people are affected, since cases of post-COVID condition are not always officially reported. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
🌎 Considering the millions of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, hundreds of thousands of people may be affected.
This is a particularly important problem for the Americas where we have reported over 161 million COVID-19 cases over the past two years. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19
