It’s official: A new Lancet Infectious Disease paper solidifies evidence of long-term viral persistence after #COVID -19.

Up to a quarter of people in the study harbored viral proteins indicative of persistent virus for up to 14 months after infection: polybio.org/covid-19-virus…

BREAKING: Senator Bernie Sanders drafts proposal for Long Covid Moonshot.

The proposal earmarks $10B in Long Covid research funding over the next decade.

An important new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found SARS-CoV-2 virus proteins persisting in blood in about 25% of people who had COVID up to 14 months prior. polybio.org/covid-19-virus… Comparison blood drawn pre-COVID showed only 2% assay positivity.

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On May 15th - 16th, an international online #LongCovid & #MECFS Conference will take place, featuring over 18 hours of world-class speakers.

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Long COVID still has no cure — so these patients are turning to research go.nature.com/3PHJBjx

The fight against long COVID is not just a medical one. It is a moral one.

Long COVID can have devastating consequences and too many people now face debilitating symptoms as a result.

How many Americans need to suffer before Congress acts boldly to address this crisis?

1/ 🧵 Long COVID: A Deep Dive into the Shadows of Post-Acute Infectious Syndromes. What scientists have uncovered may change how we view post-viral conditions forever. Dive in with my latest article for @SITNboston.

sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2024/lon…

🧵OUT TODAY: New economic analysis reveals Long Covid could be a long-term drag on economic growth and add pressure to already strained NHS 📊🔍 1/8

Find out more here: bit.ly/3PtysTs #LongCovid Awareness #LongCovid #PublicHealth #EconomicInactivity

In long COVID patients with brain fog (brain scan at right), dye injected into the bloodstream tends to leak into the brain (see colored speckles) more so than in people without brain fog (left).

sciencenews.org/article/long-c…

Any interest in hard data #LongCovid stories like this, peer reviewed in Nature Neuroscience, from the medical writers The Times and The Sunday Times, The Guardian or The Daily Telegraph ?

We cannot ignore the public health crisis that is Long COVID. On Long COVID Awareness Day, let us commit to doing everything we can to address this horrible condition. The U.S. government must do more to increase awareness and provide additional resources to develop treatments.

It’s the greatest medical scandal of the 21st Century. Intransigent doctors and gullible journalists have made the lives of ME/CFS patients a living hell.
A massive and shocking story in this week’s column.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Today we’re launching an all-new Monthly Check-in 🚀

One of the most significant impacts of #LongCovid + #MECFS is reduced Functional Capacity.

Now you can track it, once a month, in the Visible app using a validated patient questionnaire - FUNCAP27

Why is this important? 🧵

Million of Americans continue to suffer from long COVID, and too often many have their symptoms dismissed or ignored.

We cannot allow this crisis to continue.

This is why we need Visible

In a review co-authored by #NIHRECOVER researchers, it is estimated that more than 5 million young people are impacted by #LongCOVID , demonstrating the widespread impact of the complex condition: bit.ly/3SyfqM8.

Sure, yet still the cost-benefit analysis hasn’t found in favour of addressing Long Covid