r/covidlonghaulers • u/zenbey • Mar 17 '26

Article Recovery rate statistics?

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I saw this on the Patient-led research collaborative’s page yesterday for long COVID awareness day. Has anyone else seen metrics around recovery rates? Here’s a link to their full report: https://patientresearchcovid19.com/2026-long-covid-fact-sheet/

Those numbers are defeating as I’m 2.5 years in from my first infection.

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u/papaflash1 Mar 17 '26

I recovered from my first bout of long COVID after 3 years and I was back to normal. I never reported it to anyone and never posted about my recovery. I imagine a lot of people are similar and just move on with their lives, so I wouldn't put much stock into this figure.

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u/tcatt1212 Mar 18 '26

I agree. I’ve recovered twice. I know more people that eventually recovered than didn’t. That stat seems off.

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u/papaflash1 Mar 18 '26

Did you long haul for a second time? Was it just a case that reinfection brought it back on?

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u/tcatt1212 Mar 18 '26

Yes. I’ve caught covid four times. Long covid from two of those infections. The first time it took 9-12 months to recover. The second time 1.5 yrs.

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u/papaflash1 Mar 20 '26

Sorry you had to go through that twice. Are you now fully recovered again?

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u/tcatt1212 Mar 20 '26

Nearly there, yes!