Transition beyond the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Need to address the long-term health impacts of COVID-19

Constantinos Tsioutis; Andreas Tofarides; Nikolaos Spernovasilis

doi:10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9967

Transition beyond the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Need to address the long-term health impacts of COVID-19

World J Clin Cases. 2022 Sep 26;10(27):9967-9969. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9967.

Authors

Constantinos Tsioutis¹, Andreas Tofarides², Nikolaos Spernovasilis^{3

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Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
² State Health Services Organisation, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia 2029, Cyprus.
³ Infectious Diseases Department, German Oncology Center, Limassol 4108, Cyprus.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece. nikspe@hotmail.com.

Abstract

Despite gaps in knowledge, long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections are globally acknowledged and thus require special attention by public health organizations and services. Therefore, it is necessary to support and promote public health initiatives that address long-term disability due to COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Long-covid; Long-term; Pandemic; Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome; Post-covid.