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The result was: promoted by Fritzmann2002 talk 12:52, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that virus can remain in the body after a COVID infection, which is hypothesised to contribute to long COVID? Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01601-2~~
- ALT1: ... that 6% of the US population has symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or more? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415000/
- ALT2: ... that long COVID for people who meet the criteria for ME/CFS may be lifelong? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9839201/
- Reviewed:
- Comment: I think this is my 4th DYK, so no review is necessary yet.

Improved to Good Article status by Femke (talk). Self-nominated at 08:20, 23 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Long COVID; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good article, well sourced and reads well. Only 4 prior DYKs, so no QPQ needed. Passed earwig test. ALT1 is the most interesting, but I think it should give a time period for the 6% - my read of the source is that it is referring to June 2023? Onceinawhile (talk) 12:13, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The number has stayed constant between January and June this year, so I think a present tense is justifiable for catchiness. No objection against the following however:

ALT1b: ... that 6% of the US population had symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or longer in June 2023? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415000/
ALT1c: ... that 6% of the US population had symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or longer in the first half of 2023? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415000/. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:00, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Onceinawhile: Have the above comments been addressed? Z1720 (talk) 18:54, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1c is good to go! Onceinawhile (talk) 22:13, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article by researcher

https://theconversation.com/long-covid-puzzle-pieces-are-falling-into-place-the-picture-is-unsettling-233759 this looks interesting as a reference for symptoms continuing to appear/develop up to 3 years after the initial infection EdwardLane 2A02:C7E:311A:FF00:9992:E0AF:B195:9399 (talk) 07:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possible source

For @Femke, @The Quirky Kitty, and anyone else who is interested in this article: This review from the Health Information and Quality Authority of Ireland might be worth looking at.

https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/health-technology-assessment/interventions-improve-long-covid-symptoms

WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:39, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]