In a recent study, researchers explored why children, particularly those under 5 years-old, show remarkable resilience against COVID-19 compared to adults.
German researchers found that individuals who continue to experience severe fatigue 6 months after a COVID-19 infection may remain physically impaired for up to 20 months afterward.
Study authors report students infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 were only infectious for an average period of three days after testing positive.
Researchers say efforts to assess and understand long COVID's incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition, or epidemiology, have largely missed the mark.