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Young people at high risk of chronic fatigue post-Covid-19, warn researchers

Young adults who survived Covid-19, even with mild infections, are at increased risk of a serious post-Covid or "long haul" problem -- chronic fatigue syndrome, say researchers.

"In the three patients studied -- all of whom had confirmed or highly probable Covid-19 infections early in the pandemic -- we observed ME/CFS-like symptoms within the first two weeks of illness," said Peter Rowe, director at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Professor of Paediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.