Burdens of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 by severity of acute infection, demographics and health status

Abstract

Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or ‘Long COVID’) has caused concern but the burden and risk factors are not well understood. Here, the authors use US electronic health record data and estimate an overall burden of PASC of ~7% at six months, with variation by severity of acute infection, baseline health status and demographics.