COVID-19: YOUNG, FIT AND LONG COVID

Younger adults are being more reluctant to get vaccinated.  Especially young men.  One of the reasons cited is “I’m young, fit and healthy, so I don’t need to be vaccinated.”

On Sunday, Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton (right) disclosed that he has been struggling all year, having had COVID-19 in December last year.

He said “The training has been different since then and the levels of fatigue you get are different and it's a real challenge.” "I have been fighting all year with my health after what happened at the end of last year and it is still a battle."  Eight months on.  That's a long time.

These symptoms are typical of what’s termed ‘Long Covid’.  At 36. Lewis is a relatively young man.  Proving even the young and very fit can catch COVID-19, and potentially suffer the ongoing effects of Long Covid.  Vaccination substantially reduces those risks, as we’ve seen against the now dominant Delta variant.

So worth getting vaccinated, whatever your age!