The impact of long-term illness suffered by people after Covid-19 infection is estimated to cost OECD countries a total of up to $135 billion (€115 billion) a year and will dog their economies for at least a decade, according to new research.

The long-term illness impacting some people who suffered a COVID-19 infection, known as long COVID, could cost OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries a total of $135 billion (almost €116 billion) per year over the next decade.

The pandemic might be over, but new research indicates long Covid is likely to reverberate across OECD economies, costing up to $135 billion a year over the next decade.

The global forum’s new analysis shows the direct health-care costs of long Covid combined with the wider effect of people leaving the workforce and lower productivity will have a lasting impact.

"Long COVID is an extremely complex disease with various manifestations," says Prof. Yang Li, head of the "Computational Biology for Individualized Medicine" department and director of CiiM. "How and to what extent Long COVID develops is still largely unknown.

Can probiotics help rebalance the disrupted gut in long COVID? New research reveals subtle microbiome shifts and hints at metabolic benefits, but stops short of confirming meaningful clinical improvement.

Study: Multi-Strain Probiotic Intervention Modestly Modulates Microbial Composition and Inflammatory Profile in Individuals with Long COVID.

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"Long COVID is an extremely complex disease with various manifestations," says Prof. Yang Li, head of the "Computational Biology for Individualized Medicine" department and director of CiiM. "How and to what extent Long COVID develops is still largely unknown.

Can probiotics help rebalance the disrupted gut in long COVID? New research reveals subtle microbiome shifts and hints at metabolic benefits, but stops short of confirming meaningful clinical improvement.

Study: Multi-Strain Probiotic Intervention Modestly Modulates Microbial Composition and Inflammatory Profile in Individuals with Long COVID.