FEATURED REPORT
Long COVID
- December 2, 2022Is enough being done to tackle this growing health crisis?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of long COVID has become a major public health concern. Currently, more than 150 million people worldwide and at least 18 million Americans suffer from the condition, whose symptoms range from fatigue and neurological illnesses to heart problems and can last weeks, months or longer. Evidence indicates that those who are unvaccinated and those who develop severe cases of COVID-19 have higher instances of long COVID, but those are not the only groups affected.
What challenges do many long COVID patients face when seeking a diagnosis and treatment?
How has the politicization of the virus affected mitigation efforts?
| 1910s–1920s | Global influenza pandemic has lasting repercussions. |
| 1940s–1960s | First flu vaccine and global flu-tracking program launch. |
| 1980s | AIDS epidemic strikes, triggering patient-led advocacy, care and research. |
| 2000–2010 | New flu vaccine emerges, followed by the first flu pandemic in 40 years. |
| 2010s–Present | New viruses pose challenges. |
Will the U.S. National Research Action Plan on long COVID help address the health crisis?
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Assistant Professor and Clinical Neurologist at the Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences at the Tulane University School of Medicine.. |
Con
President, Body Politic; Co-founder, Patient-Led Research Collaborative. |
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