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Letter: Keep watching for covid-19's full effects

Published 15 July 2020

From Santosh Bhaskaran, Mumbai, India

If there are other potential long-term effects of covid-19, they may only come to light when much more time has elapsed (27 June, p 34). We should watch for any impact on fertility, the number of miscarriages and stillbirths and any health conditions in the next generation. We may therefore need to follow up with those who have had covid-19 and their families for decades.

Issue no. 3291 published 18 July 2020

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