Folks with signs of lengthy Covid sit within the viewers as they pay attention throughout a Senate Committee listening to on Lengthy Covid earlier this 12 months. Lengthy Covid stays one of the vexing legacies of the pandemic.
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Folks with signs of lengthy Covid sit within the viewers as they pay attention throughout a Senate Committee listening to on Lengthy Covid earlier this 12 months. Lengthy Covid stays one of the vexing legacies of the pandemic.
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This week marks 4 years because the outbreak of Covid-19 was formally declared a pandemic. Probably the most vexing legacies — one which science nonetheless hasn’t solved — is lengthy Covid. That is the debilitating situation that may develop within the aftermath of an an infection. Thousands and thousands of People live with the customarily debilitating signs that may embody mind fog, shortness of breath, and low power. Some wrestle with easy every day residing duties like laundry and cooking. 4 years because the pandemic hit, sufferers with lengthy Covid are nonetheless combating for solutions. For sponsor-free episodes of Think about This, join Think about This+ through Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. E-mail us at considerthis@npr.org.
The reporting you heard on the high of this episode was from Brianna Scott who additionally produced at present’s episode. It was edited by Scott Hensley and Courtney Dorning. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.