LONDON - Middle-aged women are the worst affected by “long Covid”, according to two UK studies.
Months after being hospitalised, 70% of patients studied were still affected by symptoms such as anxiety, breathlessness, fatigue, muscle pain and “brain fog”, with women worse affected than men.
Commenting on the findings, a researcher said it is possible women have “a different immune response to men”.
As thousands of survivors report a range of long-lasting symptoms, academics at the National Institute for Health Research - led by Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty - were asked to investigate the trend.
