AdvertisementPeople With Severe COVID-19 Have Higher Risk Of Long-Term Effects, Study FindsApril 22, 2021Laurel WamsleyfacebookEmailIntensive Care Unit nurse Subramanya Kirugulige prepares a bed for an arriving COVID-19 patient at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago in December. A large study has found that people with severe initial cases of COVID-19 tend to be at greater risk of more health problems later on. (Getty Images)