Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ‘No More Likely’ After COVID Than Other Infections, CDC Study Finds

People have the same chance of developing chronic fatigue syndrome after COVID-19 as they do after any other infection, according to a study published Wednesday. “COVID-19 can trigger ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), but there are other infectious diseases that also lead to ME/CFS,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Beth Unger at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told The Epoch Times via email. The new study found that 2–3 percent of people developed ME/CFS symptoms, commonly associated with long COVID, a year after contracting COVID-19. This was similar to the 3–4 percent of people who reported symptoms after falling ill with non-COVID-related illnesses....