Long covid: 70% of 11-17 year olds recover within two years, study reports

Most people under 18 who develop long covid recover within two years, although almost a third continue to be affected by the condition, a study has found.

Researchers from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) and several UK universities analysed data on 11-17 year olds who were asked about their health at intervals of three, six, 12, and 24 months after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 from September 2020 to March 2021.

The study, published in Nature Communications Medicine …