Here’s What We Know (And Don’t Know) About Long COVID

Even as more people get vaccinated and the U.S. inches back toward normalcy, long COVID isn't going away anytime soon. The post-COVID condition, recognized by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is defined by a wide-range of symptoms of illness weeks or months after an initial coronavirus infection. In the past year, research has grown in this area and patients with long COVID have formed support groups and lobbied on Capitol Hill for answers and funding for more research.