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Northwestern Medicine: COVID long haulers experience symptoms more than a year after infection

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'It's almost two years that I feel like I've been walking around the concussion.'

But a new study from Northwestern Medicine found COVID long haulers are still dealing with symptoms 15 months after their initial infection.

Northwestern researchers found the sense of taste and smell improved for long haulers after six to nine months. but they had more issues with heart rate, blood pressure and gastrointestinal symptoms.

 

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