ANSWER: It depends on the severity of the COVID-19 case. However, our experts say that it's generally true. SOURCES: Dr. Panagis Galiatstatos- Pulmonary and critical care medicine physician, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic Dr. Michael Matthay- Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco PROCESS: Lots of people on social media are talking about the long-term effects of COVID-19. One tweet from a woman who says she's a trauma surgeon and ICU doctor, got a lot of buzz online. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “post-Covid” lungs look worse than ANY type of terrible smoker’s lungs we’ve ever seen.