More than 3,500 Americans died from long COVID during the first years of the pandemic, a new CDC report reveals. Men, people over 75 and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations were at highest risk for dying.
Furthermore, 79% of long COVID deaths were non-Hispanic white people, followed by 10% non-Hispanic Black people and about 8% Hispanic people.
This report shows that efforts to reach these underserved communities continues to be essential, he says. “We need to keep doing that – and if we needed another reason to do that, here it is.” Even though the study found more deaths among men, “our experience and the experience of others have shown that PASC [post-acute sequelae of COVID] or long COVID patients are predominantly middle-aged women.”
“As a population, the United States has really not taken sufficient advantage of the freely available – and really quite effective – boosters that are out there now.” The latest CDC estimates report thatFor this reason, “we need to really to keep the pedal on the metal, trying to get the message out,” Schaffner says.
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