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Between 20 and 80 percent of people who contracted COVID-19 have developed COVID Long Haulers symptoms. Long COVID can occur after milder cases, some people suspect breakthrough cases in vaccinated people could lead to long term symptoms as well. A poll from a COVID Long Hauler advocacy group found some vaccinated peoples who developed more severe COVID-19 went on to have the same severity of advanced disease. To read the full article, Click Here

A study on COVID long-hauler patients showed some continued symptoms weeks and even months after infection. Researchers from University College London say COVID long-haulers are reporting 200 different symptoms following their illness. The study finds these long-term symptoms affect 10 different organ systems, and many of those problems linger for 6 months or more. Researchers monitored over 3,500 patients in 56 countries including the 203 long hauler symptoms. The 66 most common illnesses were studied for 7 months and prevalence found to be up to 14-30% after 12 weeks of illness. To read more, Click Here

One year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are beginning to learn more about the effects and long term impacts of coronavirus. A recently popularized term, "long haulers," describes people with long-term symptoms of COVID-19 after they've recovered from the virus. Recent data has also shown that these effects are both physical and mental. The CDC found that 35.6% of Americans experienced anxiety or depression while they were infected with COVID-19 and the National Center for Health Statistics reported that 11% of Americans had anxiety or depression in the same time period. To read more about how some people are suffering from COVID Long Haulers, Click Here

The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill opened the COVID Recovery Clinic in order to rehabilitate those suffering from COVID Long Haulers. The clinic refers survivors to various physicians and therapies instead of just prescribing medication. An initial visit is over three to four hours and patients go through an exhaustive medical workup by a variety of specialists. A rehabilitation physician, an internist, a psychiatrist, a neuropsychologist, a physical therapist and an occupational therapist cycled through each patient’s exam room to assess their condition. To read more about what they are doing, Click Here

Pediatric Covid-19 cases have risen sharply with the spread of the Delta variant. The virus has been found even in patients who were asymptomatic or had mild initial symptoms, which means some will experience long-term conditions postinfection. A number of the long-term Covid symptoms can be hard to treat, disrupting children’s ability to go to school or sleep at night. These disruptions can be really significant in terms of a child’s life and it is becoming increasingly more important as schools are starting up again all over America right now To read more, Click Here

Why do some former COVID-19 patients still experience symptoms while others, with worse infections, are symptom free? Researchers at the McGovern Medical School are studying blood samples from COVID patients to better understand how this virus impacts people. What they’ve discovered so far is that male infections have a higher mortality rate than female infections. To read the full article, Click Here

Residents of Tri-State who were contracted with COVID-19 and are still experiencing symptoms weeks or months later now have a dedicated facility for care. The Cincinnati region’s first multidisciplinary post-COVID-19 clinic will be especially helpful to those called "COVID-19 long haulers." COVID-19, which was a virus that had an acute and severe reaction to those who were infected with it, now has symptoms that last for years after infection. This is called called COVID Long Haulers. Some of the common COVID-19 post-acute complications include persistent shortness of breath, fatigue, impaired stamina, chest pain inflammation (or angina), dizziness spells To read more, Click Here

It is unclear how many people might experience long-term symptoms if they become infected after getting vaccinated for COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines seem to be effective for preventing severe illness and death from the coronavirus, but some people do get infected after receiving them. In these “breakthrough” cases, the effectiveness of a vaccine is still unknown, so health experts say it should serve to lessen the severity of any symptoms experienced if they arise. The research focuses on whether breakthrough cases of the virus such as those could lead to long-term COVID-19. People with these types of infections may have lingering symptoms a month or more after an infection. The condition most often develops in people who had severe initial infections, but can also develop even if the...

Since September, the Lakeland Clinic has seen 250 patients with long-lasting COVID symptoms: brain fog, fatigue, shortness of breath, hair loss and loss of smell or taste are all too common. It is difficult to handle a huge number of new patients because COVID Long Hauler cases are very complex. There is currently a 6 month wait list. To read the full article, Click Here

Researchers at the McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas are studying blood samples from COVID patients. The researchers hope to find clues about identifying new virus strains and what long symptoms after COVID look like. They have 700 patients enrolled, and so far they’ve discovered that men may have more severe infections leading to hospitalization and death, while women react differently. Doctors and scientists hope these advancements will help with early intervention down the road. To read more, Click Here