During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports emerged that persons who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 were having lingering health problems. Such long-term issues were collectively referred to as “long Covid” and were reported to affect nearly every organ system.1 The cardinal features of long Covid include fatigue, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic may no longer be a global public health emergency, but millions continue to struggle with the aftermath: Long COVID. New research and clinical anecdotes suggest that certain individuals are more likely to be afflicted by the condition, nearly 4 years after the virus emerged. People with a […]
A new study shows that people with long COVID respond differently to COVID vaccines and that the condition may be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system — possibly explaining why some people experience symptoms for months while others recover and resume normal lives. The study compared people who […]
New findings suggest that the risk of developing long COVID after being reinfected is less for adults but is similar for children. The likelihood of adults (aged 16 and over) self-reporting new-onset long COVID after a second infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) is lower than when compared with a first infection, […]
