People who were hospitalised with COVID are 14 times more likely to have lung abnormalities than people who have never had COVID.
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A recent study found 59% of people with long COVID had damage to at least one organ a year after their initial symptoms.
Studies show long COVID is common enough to be a major public-health threat. It can damage the brain and other organs and may remain silent during childhood but cause chronic disease in later life.
