According to German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, the long-term consequences of some corona infections are not only a problem for those affected, but also for the health system and society as a whole. “We don’t have the capacity to handle the many cases,” he said in an interview with “Zeit Online”.
“There are not enough specialized doctors, too few treatment places, we don’t have any medicines yet. Something is really coming our way here.” The problems of Long Covid are generally underestimated.
Every Corona infection carries a risk of Lung Covid
The SPD politician said: “This will also be relevant for the labor market, because unfortunately many will not return to their old productivity.”
He also hopes for a vaccine that also helps against infection with the ommicron variant. “Hopefully this protects not only against a serious course, but also against infection and therefore also against Long Covid,” the minister continued.
Every corona infection carries the risk of long-term covid, Lauterbach warned on Twitter on Saturday.
About one percent suffer from Lung Covid
According to a German review of insured data from Techniker Krankenkasse published on Wednesday, nearly one percent of workers who received a corona diagnosis in 2020 with a PCR test were on sick leave with a diagnosis of Lung Covid in 2021. Sick leave lasted relatively long, on average 105 days.
Source: Krone
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