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**Hugh** · 12-06-2021, 11:48

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Originally Posted by Carth

I see they're now harping on about the 'possible' long term effects that 'might' be suffered by the younger generation that 'could' catch Covid 19 if we remove restrictions.

Could the Govt. and health experts please show the same consideration towards the older generation, the ones at risk from 'possible' short term effects that 'might' result from an altercation with a bunch of the knife wielding younger generation?

https://inews.co.uk/news/health/long...ariant-1037846

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“The one potential risk, however, is [the Delta variant] does appear to be affecting younger patients, and the risk of developing long Covid does appear to be higher in the 35 to 50-year-olds, suggesting the impact of the latest wave may be greater.”

His concerns were echoed by a second expert, who said that if the UK’s vaccination programme succeeds in fully vaccinating 80 per cent of the population, including 12- to 18-year-olds, then Britain would be likely to emerge “largely unscathed” from the Delta variant.

But Professor James Naismith, director of Oxford University’s Rosalind Franklin Institute, warned the country was also in a race between vaccination rates and the spread of the virus – one result of which could be a rise in long Covid cases among the young.

Referring to the effort to reach the 80 per vaccination figure, he said: “We’re not there yet – there is a genuine possibility that a large number of [Delta variant] cases could result with long Covid complications in significant numbers of young people and an increase in deaths of the vulnerable.”

Long Covid, also known as post-Covid syndrome, is used to describe the effects of the virus that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness. Common long Covid symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, problems with memory and concentration, insomnia, dizziness, joint pain, depression and anxiety, tinnitus and diarrhoea.

Younger people are much more likely to be infected than people aged over 50. Experts believe a speedy completion of the vaccination programme is crucial in not only preventing a further rise in cases, but also as a potential treatment for the long Covid.

“If you don’t get Covid, you can’t get a long Covid,” Dr Strain said. “Interestingly we have just completed the survey of around 900 people living with long Covid who reported on average the symptoms got about 20 to 25 per cent better after a vaccine, suggesting that the vaccine may not only be preventing long Covid, but actually is potentially a treatment going forward.”

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday showed that at least one million people in the UK were experiencing long Covid symptoms at the beginning of last month – of whom nearly 400,000 had been dealing with their symptoms for at least a year.