Almost one in four Americans may be suffering from long COVID, a rate more than three times higher than the most common number cited by federal officials, a team led by Boston area researchers suggests in a new scientific paper.

A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests racial disparities and the difficulty in diagnosing the condition may be leading to a massive undercount.

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    9 hours ago

    No shit. COVID is everywhere and most people don’t even isolate or test when they get it, which means most people are getting it multiple times thus increasing the chances that you’ll be left with long COVID.