Study reveals high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population

Published on February 21, 2024

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.
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