77.5% of Americans had at least one Covid infection. In a fall 2023 poll, 12% reported two infections, and 3% claimed three. Recurring cases highlight ongoing challenges in managing the virus.
Covid, like other infections, prompts an immune response with symptoms. Severity depends on age, genes, and health, including existing conditions.
Each time you get Covid, you have a chance to develop long Covid. While these chances may be decreasing over time, we still have many new cases of long Covid occurring even four years after the start of the pandemic.
Each time you get Covid, you have a chance to develop long Covid. While these chances may be decreasing over time, we still have many new cases of long Covid occurring even four years after the start of the pandemic.
Despite easing, Covid remains deadly. Follow guidelines, get vaccinated, wear masks when sick. Every infection carries risks.