COVID19-SPORES-PHOTO
AP-MED — Scientists say a U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half. The case underscores the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus.
There’s no way to know for sure whether it was the longest-lasting COVID-19 infection because not everyone gets tested, but at 505 days, it seems to be a record. Researchers plan to present several “persistent” COVID-19 cases this weekend at an infectious diseases meeting in Portugal.
Their study investigated which mutations arise — and whether variants evolve — in people with super long infections. These cases are different from long COVID.
—Copyright 2022 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
