COVID-19

Health disparities

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Data show that racial and ethnic minority groups throughout the United States experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma and heart disease, when compared to their white counterparts. Additionally, the life expectancy of non-Hispanic/black Americans is four years lower than that of white Americans. The COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact among racial and ethnic minority populations is another stark example of these enduring health disparities.

Long COVID Symptoms Currently Average 15 Months

Nine months after the first clinical visit, the researchers in this study found that heart rate, blood pressure variation, and gastrointestinal symptoms increased, while loss of taste and smell decreased in the patients who had mild COVID-19. 

Nine months after initial clinic visit, the researchers reported the following frequency of symptoms in patients:

• Brain Fog                          71%
• Numbness & Tingling     65%
• Headache                         54%
• Dizziness                          54%
• Blurred Vision                  44%
• Fatigue                              81%