Not the ONS but this paper report talks about prevalence in the US.
https://www.brookings.edu/research/...ping-as-many-as-4-million-people-out-of-work/
https://www.brookings.edu/research/...ping-as-many-as-4-million-people-out-of-work/
ONS says that they collected about 40% of the responses to this latest survey online (and a few by phone) and people were 30% more likely to report Long Covid online or by phone compared to in a in person interview, which is what they used before. So basically the increase in LC between the previous report and this one is because of that higher likelihood to report LC online.
I wonder why there is such a difference. ONS says:
"For example, participants might have more time to read the survey questions and consider their response and all the response options when responding remotely. Participants might also be less likely to describe themselves as having long COVID in face-to-face interviews because of perceived stigma associated with the condition."
Could that many people really be not willing to admit they have Long Covid in person?
"For example, participants might have more time to read the survey questions and consider their response and all the response options when responding remotely. Participants might also be less likely to describe themselves as having long COVID in face-to-face interviews because of perceived stigma associated with the condition."
Maybe those with LC weren’t well enough to be seen in person but found it easier to participate, possibly at their own pace, online. Perhaps there’s a time factor with people taking considerable time to understand that they aren’t getting well and have LC especially if they have had improvements then worsening of symptoms.ONS says that they collected about 40% of the responses to this latest survey online (and a few by phone) and people were 30% more likely to report Long Covid online or by phone compared to in a in person interview, which is what they used before. So basically the increase in LC between the previous report and this one is because of that higher likelihood to report LC online.
I wonder why there is such a difference. ONS says:
"For example, participants might have more time to read the survey questions and consider their response and all the response options when responding remotely. Participants might also be less likely to describe themselves as having long COVID in face-to-face interviews because of perceived stigma associated with the condition."
Could that many people really be not willing to admit they have Long Covid in person?
If you want to see doctors generating stigma when they think they aren't being viewed go search for Long Covid in the /r/medicine subreddit as well as the post last week about increases in MCAS and EDS. Illfluencers is what they put it down to, not Long Covid, to them Long Covid is just malingering and a fake illness just like ME/CFS and Fibromylgia. There is definitely a lot of prejudice out there, if you just go off commenters on medicine or juniordoctorsUK its 95% of doctors with these prejudiced views.
Does anyone have an explanation for this?
We aren't the problem here.
2.3 million
Where did that 300,000 figure come from?It looks like maybe 80% of Long haulers are reporting they "recovered" (might not mean they actually rid themselves of all symptoms) and yet this number just keeps going up. This is just scary amounts of disability and increases in disability, 300k extra in a month or so is insane.
Where did that 300,000 figure come from?
Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 1 September 2022
1.Main points
An estimated 2.0 million people living in private households in the UK (3.1% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms continuing for more than four weeks after the first suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that were not explained by something else) as of 31 July 2022; from this bulletin onwards, the published estimates are not fully comparable with those in previous bulletins.
Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 6 October 2022
1.Main points
- An estimated 2.3 million people living in private households in the UK (3.5% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID (symptoms continuing for more than four weeks after the first confirmed or suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that were not explained by something else) as of 3 September 2022; these estimates are not fully comparable with those in previous bulletins due to changes in data collection methods.
Thanks Andy, since the authors say the sets of figures are not directly comparable, it seems to me that figure of 300,000 in a month is pretty meaningless. Especially as the figure for those with less than 12 weeks since infection is about 360,000, so that might indicate an increase of new cases of about 120,000 per month.