Most people recover from COVID-19 infection within weeks, but a percentage of individuals (including children and otherwise healthy people) experience symptoms for longer than four weeks. The virus can damage the lungs, heart, kidneys, skin, and brain, which may increase the risk of long-term health problems. Even people who did not have symptoms when they were infected can have post-COVID conditions.

Some of those symptoms include:

If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, one of the first questions you may have is, What can I do to reduce the risk of getting sicker? The good news is, there are treatments that may reduce that risk. Depending on your age, health history, and how long you’ve had symptoms of COVID-19, you may qualify for a promising form of treatment for the disease. It’s called antiviral treatment.

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2021 - 2023 Historic COVID-19 Vaccine Data (PDF)