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Scripps Study: COVID Impacts Lasting Average Of 2-3 Months

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Brooke Ruth / Senior Producer of Audio News

Published July 7, 2021 at 12:23 PM PDT

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Scripps Study: COVID Impacts Lasting Average Of 2-3 Months

Scientists are using data from Apple Watches and Fitbits to measure the impacts of COVID-19 on the body.

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Scientists are using data from Apple Watches and Fitbits to measure the impacts of COVID-19 on the body.

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Researchers from Scripps Research Translational Institute found that it took study participants an average of two to three months to fully recover from COVID-19. They measured this by looking at data from study participants' wearables and comparing heart rates, hours of sleep and activity levels prior to infection to after infection. The study was published in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open on Wednesday.

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Scripps Study: COVID Impacts Lasting Average Of 2-3 Months

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Jennifer Radin, an epidemiologist with the Digital Medicine Division at Scripps, is leading the study. She joined Midday Edition on Wednesday to discuss the study and Scripps' plans for future research using data from wearables.

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Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.

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Brooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.

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