Third of adults aged 65 years or older at risk for one or more long COVID symptoms

One in three older adults reported one or more new or persistent COVID-19 symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers reported in BMJ.
Ken Cohen, MD, BS, executive director of translational research at Optum Labs in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study among people aged 65 years or older who were continuously enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan with coverage of prescription drugs from January 2019 through the date they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
A total of 133,366 individuals aged 65 years or older with COVID-19 met the study criteria. The

One in three older adults reported one or more new or persistent COVID-19 symptoms following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers reported in BMJ.
Ken Cohen, MD, BS, executive director of translational research at Optum Labs in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study among people aged 65 years or older who were continuously enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan with coverage of prescription drugs from January 2019 through the date they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
A total of 133,366 individuals aged 65 years or older with COVID-19 met the study criteria. The