Published: June 1, 2026 ⢠3:30 PM IST · Updated: June 1, 2026 ⢠6:00 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Nothing about long Covid adds up.
Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others an alarming 51 percent of South Americans and 86 percent of Egyptians?
Or treatment methods: The BMJās systematic review of ways to treat long Covid lists two as supported by moderate evidence, cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise.
But if you attended the third annual Long Covid International Conference in Bostonāas I did, late last yearāyouād think the BMJ was encouraging medical malpractice.
During two days of presentations, the worldās leading scientific authorities brought up exercise only to warn against it.
Published June 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Nothing about long Covid adds up. Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but
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Key Takeaways
Nothing about long Covid adds up.
Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others an alarming 51 percent of South Americans and 86 percent of Egyptians?
Or treatment methods: The BMJās systematic review of ways to treat long Covid lists two as supported by moderate evidence, cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise.
But if you attended the third annual Long Covid International Conference in Bostonāas I did, late last yearāyouād think the BMJ was encouraging medical malpractice.
During two days of presentations, the worldās leading scientific authorities brought up exercise only to warn against it.