The teachings of Long COVID

Nisreen A Alwan

doi:10.1038/s43856-021-00016-0

The teachings of Long COVID

Commun Med (Lond). 2021 Jul 12:1:15. doi: 10.1038/s43856-021-00016-0. eCollection 2021.

Author

Nisreen A Alwan^{1

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Affiliations

¹ School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
³ NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton, UK.

Abstract

Long COVID is prolonged illness resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Its serious implications for individuals and society have been missing from public communication and pandemic policy. Here, I draw on my lived experience, research, and advocacy work with Long COVID and reflect on the lessons learnt.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Health services; Signs and symptoms.