In its latest report, the ECDC added on Monday that “post-Covid-19 symptoms appear to be more prevalent among patients from hospital settings compared to community settings.” According to the report, a wide range of physical and psychological symptoms have been reported by people at least 12 weeks after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, Xinhua news agency reported.
Five post-Covid-19 symptoms — fatigue, shortness of breath, depression, headache and dizziness — were found to be more prevalent among patients from hospital settings than those in the community.
The report is based on studies conducted in the EU/European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
It can assist policy makers and public health authorities in assessing the burden of the post-Covid-19 situation and support the planning of recovery services during the post-acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, the ECDC also stressed that estimates of the prevalence of symptoms should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies did not have comparisons with groups of uninfected people.
This “may lead to an overestimation of symptoms specifically attributable to prior SARS-CoV-2 infection,” the ECDC said.
The agency stressed that there are still many unknowns regarding the current and future risks to the population for the post-Covid-19 situation, in the context of increased levels of vaccination and hybrid immunity. ECDC therefore recommends additional large-scale studies.
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