Younger & Middle-Aged Adults Have Worse Long COVID Symptoms Than Older Adults
On an average of 10 months after COVID-19 onset, younger (ages 18 to 44 years) and middle-aged (ages 45 to 64 years) adults had worse neurologic symptoms of long COVID than adults 65 and older. Long-COVID—post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)—is defined by symptoms lasting for more than 12 weeks after an initial infection with COVID-19. Neurological symptoms of PASC include headache, numbness and tingling, problems with smell and taste, blurred vision, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, and a decrease in cognitive function. These neurological symptoms occurred regardless of whether the individual . . .