1. Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19 : Disability and Function Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
- Author
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Carol Mason Spicer, Bernice X. Chu, Paul A. Volberding, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Carol Mason Spicer, Bernice X. Chu, and Paul A. Volberding
- Subjects
- Chronically ill--Care, COVID-19 (Disease)--Complications, Post COVID-19 condition (Disease)
- Abstract
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, many individuals infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have continued to experience lingering symptoms for months or even years following infection. Some symptoms can affect a person's ability to work or attend school for an extended period of time. Consequently, in 2022, the Social Security Administration requested that the National Academies convene a committee of relevant experts to investigate and provide an overview of the current status of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of long-term health effects related to Long COVID. This report presents the committee conclusions.
- Published
- 2025