US, Mass disabling event

7.5% of US adults are currently reporting Long Covid, is the a mass disabling event? Nearly One in Five American Adults Who Have Had COVID-19 Still Have “Long COVID” More than 40% of adults in the United States reported having COVID-19 in the past Of this 40% 19% are currently still having symptoms of “long COVID” (20 minutes, online survey) For all U.S. adults, the new data show Overall, 1 in 13 adults in the U.S. have “long COVID” symptoms, (symptoms lasting three or more months first infection) UK comparison, is 3.1% Male v female Women, 9.4% Men, 5.5% UK comparison, also more common in women Older v younger Nearly three times more common in 50-59 than 80 and older. UK comparison, also more common in 35 to 69 years Ethnicity (adult data)