Long COVID is still affecting millions of Americans across the nation. This article by Axios details long COVID symptoms, demographics and what this all means for the winter season.Take a look at this wonderfully put together Twitter thread exploring why the COVID-19 virus has so many variations in the damage it can cause to different people. From lung damage to gastric damage, COVID attacks the entire body, and is bound to have some variation in the way it harms people.This piece from the Harvard Magazine discusses just how reinfection can effect the body. It also details how boosters and vaccinations may cause variety in these effects as well as good details on how to keep yourself and our most vulnerable community members safe.Navigating and dealing with Long COVID can be confusing and challenging. This survival guide, edited by Fiona Lowenstein, is described as 'a support group in book form'. Twenty contributors detail their stories with Long COVID to help others currently dealing with this illness. It is available for preorder now!Check out this wonderful diagram detailing the ratios of unvaccinated and vaccinated populations currently being hospitalized. It puts into perspective that while there are more unvaccinated individuals being hospitalized for COVID-19, it is due to the fact that the vaccinated population is larger than that of those unvaccinated! It is important to keep this in mind as we strive for COVID-safety.This article from TIME explores the effects of multiple COVID-19 infections on the body. The author, Alica Park, lists some of the findings of a study published by Nature Medicine on the heightened risks of COVID reinfection and the negative effects of reifection on several different organ systems.Yale's School of Medicine has been conducting studies to learn more about Long COVID, how it effects the body, and its possible connections to autoimmune disease. This video and article from NBC Conneticut gives us some brief insights into Long COVID and said study.Those suffering with Long COVID have shared their experiences with unfair and poor treatment from their work environments due to their struggles with Long COVID. This article The Guardian calls UK ministers to ensure those with Long COVID receive the support they need in the workplace, beginning with the designation of Long COVID as a disability under the 2010 Equality Act.This article from USA Today details the what healthcare professionals have learned about the ways Long-COVID affects children after a year of research. The Children's National Holiday has conducted a study to investigate long-term COVID effects on children recovering from acute infection. Please give it a read to learn more about Long-COVID in children!Science writers from the University of Utah discuss the findings of this study by Elizabeth S.C.P. Williams, Ph.D., in which clues about the relationship between the production of cytokines and Long COVID-19 symptoms are studied. This study may have given us some clues to what could be causing Long COVID in many across the world, but more research is needed for definitive answers.Want to know more about Long COVID? Check out this article published with Nature Reviews Microbiology, which details many key points about the effects of Long COVID, risk factors, symptoms, and its similarities to other viral-onset illnesses.Among the 16 million Americans who struggle with Long COVID, last year, half of them met the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This dramatically raised the number of Americans with ME/CFS. The stories and experiences of these individuals are extremely important, and #MEAction Network works to share them with the public.Celebrities unfortunately struggle with Long COVID symptoms as well! This article details 8 well-known celebrities who have opened up about their struggles with Long COVID after an initial infection. To learn more about these individuals and their stories, check out the linked article.The article attached to the tweet dives into the findings of a study published in the journal Radiology. It discusses the long-term negative effects COVID-19 and Long Covid can have on an individuals lungs - even after two years.Ever wondered what effects COVID-19 can have on the brain? This tweet scratches the surface of the neurological damage COVID-19 can cause, such as stroke, depression, anxiety, and psychosis. For more information on this topic, please read the attached article.Long COVID is not a minor condition and for many struggling with it, Long COVID is debilitating. And despite the millions of Americans struggling with Long COVID, the NIH (National Institues of Health) has not begun clinical trials to move forward on any kind of possible treatments. This article discusses the problems this can cause, as well as details the experiences of those with Long COVID.Wondering how you can lower your chances of contracting Long COVID? Check out this article for more information on different ways you can keep yourself safe from potential Long COVID symptoms, including vaccinations, medications, and potential treatments!Research has shown that the liklihood of developing Long COVID symptoms drops after an individual's second COVID-19 infection. However, with this said, it is important to note that the liklihood is not zero. To learn more about this, please give this NPR piece a read and/or listen!Long COVID is still negatively affecting millions of people across the globe and making life hard to re-adapt to for many after the end of the Public Health Emergency in May 2023. This article details many of the summertime struggles for those with Long COVID across Europe.‘Long COVID’ Protein Signatures Identified
An article in Nature discusses how Long COVID protein signatures were analyzed in over 6,500 protein signatures. Researchers analyzed 6,596 proteins across 268 blood samples. They identified several differences in the blood of people with Long COVID-19 compared to those without it. These differences included an imbalance in proteins involved in blood clotting and inflammations.
Long COVID’s Impact on Cardiovascular Health
An article from News Medical discusses how Long COVID can cause issues to our cardiovascular health. Ways our cardiovascular system can be affected by Long COVID include immune dysregulation, neurological signaling dysfunction, microvascular injury, endothelial dysfunction, and increased inflammation.
COVID-19’s Impact on Heart Health
This article from ABC News discusses what experts from the Mount Sinai Health System say about how Long COVID can impact our heart health, like exacerbating heart failure symptoms and triggering heart attacks!
This article from UCHealth discusses how you can contract a COVID-19 infection, the flu, and RSV all at once. Getting two respiratory illnesses at once is called a co-infection. Getting them one after another is called a sequential infection.
Long COVID is associated with severe cognitive slowing!
Jan 25, 2024
This article discusses a study where individuals with Long COVID demonstrated significant and severe cognitive slowing compared to individuals who do not have Long COVID.
What is the relationship between COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
April 8, 2024
This article from Health.com discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), and how COVID-19 and Long COVID can impact your likelihood of developing ARDS.
About 7 percent of U.S. Adults have had long covid, report says
July 15, 2024
This article from the Washington Post says, “just 6 percent of the vaccinated and boosted respondents reported long covid symptoms vs. 8 percent of those who weren’t vaccinated.”
Tissue-based T cell activation and viral RNA persist for up to 2 years after SARS-CoV-2 infection
July 3, 2024
This article from Scientific American discusses that many drivers of Long Covid have been proposed, with supporting data for each. Here, Peluso et al. provide compelling evidence for two potential contributors: persistent SARS-CoV-2 and aberrant T cell activation.
July 17, 2024
This article from STAT says, “Vaccination lowers the chance of developing long Covid, according to a large new study that also found that the risk of serious complications has diminished but not disappeared as new coronavirus variants emerged.”
July 31, 2024
This article from The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) defined Long COVID as, “an infection-associated chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state that affects one or more organ systems.”