Vaccines are among the most powerful tools to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. They are highly effective against infection and substantially reduce the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, ICU admission, and d
Long COVID is defined as the continuation of symptoms, unexplainable by alternative diagnosis, longer than four weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. These sym
While SARS-CoV-2 is usually thought of as an acute disease, we now know that some people with COVID experience a variety of post-acute health problems long after their disease onset. This experience of long-term persistent symptoms has been termed “long COVID”1,2. Acute COVID typically...
There have been reports of long coronavirus disease (long COVID) and breakthrough infections (BTIs); however, the mechanisms and pathological features of long COVID after Omicron BTIs remain unclear. Assessing long-term effects of COVID-19 and immune recovery after Omicron BTIs is crucial for un...
Report: what does COVID-19 recovery actually look like? Accessed April 30, 2022. https://patientresearchcovid19.com/research/report-1/ 2. National Institute for Health and Care Exellence. COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19. Published December 18, 2020....
Support groups and patient care clinics have been created to help patients who suffer from lasting effects of the virus and large research studies, such as the SARS-CoV-2 Recovery Cohort though NIH, aim to provide more insight into why some patients develop Long COVID and how best to manage...
The COVID-19 pandemic has also taken a financial toll on practices throughout the country. Ninety percent of surveyed oncologists acknowledged some negative impact. However, nearly 70% said these challenges are only short term, and more than 70% believe they are very confident or confident th...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been dominated by discussions of mild and short-lasting cases or acutely serious or lethal forms of the disease; less attention has been paid to long-term Covid-19 symptoms (‘Long Covid’), particularly in children. This analysis of the experiences of children and...
Predictors of long-term COVID included older age, Western ethnicity, BMI, chronic disease, COVID-19 reinfections, severity, and symptoms, lower self-esteem, and higher positive affect (AUC = 0.79, 95%CI 0.73-0.86). Four clusters were identified: a low and a high symptom severity cluster,...
“So, if people think COVID is no big deal and decide to forgo vaccinations, they’re essentially doubling their risk of developing long COVID.” Al-Aly also stressed that the current risk of developing Long COVID (3.5%) is still substantial. “That’s three to fo...