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So glad free COVID tests are available again! covid.gov/tests

The state of the pandemic, now in its 2nd biggest wave of infections since it began In the new Ground Truths (link in profile) Thanks Dr. Lucky Tran JWeiland Daniele Focosi, MD PhD MSc Ryan Hisner for their great work incorporated in the summary

"We psychologise illnesses we don't understand. We project this ignorance onto patients. This must stop." Ziyad Al-Aly, MD 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

I’m incredibly happy to preliminary inform you all that on November 15th, In Rome, we will host an International Meeting on #LongCovid (and #MECFS ) in children already confirmed speakers Putrino Lab Resia Pretorius Binita Kane Long Covid Kids / [email protected] World Health Organization (WHO) Petter Brodin 1/

Join us on 6/5 for the release of a new report examining the state of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of long-term health effects related to #LongCOVID. Register here: ow.ly/x1Or50RPB2R #COVID19

Many individuals infected with the virus that causes #COVID19 have continued to experience lingering symptoms for months or even years following infection, a condition often referred to as #LongCOVID. Learn more about Long COVID from our new report: ow.ly/unJ150S9SGr

Honored to have been able to contribute to this report, along with @pvolberding Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Aluko A. Hope, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, Sarah Wulf Hanson, PhD, JP Lopes, Jacqueline Becker, Alfred Berg, Andy Bindman, Clarion Johnson, Barbara Kornblau, Laura Malone, Louise Vaz, Carol Spicer & Bernice Chu

The National Academy of Medicine report on #LongCovid is out Long Covid is a complex chronic condition that affects several body systems; it can lead to decreased physical & cognitive functioning, poor quality of life & inability to work Our committee worked on it for 2 years

US National Acad Medicine prepublication report: "A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences" is available free online - nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27768/…

Science News: 'Long COVID finally gets a universal definition' Dr. Al-Aly: “There’s a lot of gaslighting by physicians and by providers, and by the community [and] our society at large” sciencenews.org/article/long-c…

If there is 1 question you can ask someone with #LongCovid (or ME), it’s about their bath/shower frequency. It’s something we take for granted, but it can tell you so much about function. (But please ask more questions)

Among unvaccinated people, the cumulative incidence of #LongCovid declined over the course of the pandemic from a high of 10.4 per 100 adults infected in the pre-delta era to 7.7 per 100 adults infected in the omicron era nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Millions already have Long Covid, and millions more will continue to be affected. Governments must address the care needs of those with Long Covid, and we must intensify our efforts to understand, prevent, and figure out how to optimally treat Long Covid nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

📢Our review "Long COVID science, research and policy" is out in Nature Medicine By Ziyad Al-Aly, MD Hannah Davis Lisa McCorkell Letícia Soares, PhD Sarah Wulf Hanson, PhD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Eric Topol A thread nature.com/articles/s4159…

The *risk* of LC is correlated with the severity of acute COVID, but because most of the people around the world have had mild COVID, these "mild" cases "constitute more than 90% of people with long COVID, despite their lower relative risk..." 5/

NEW—Comprehensive #LongCOVID review provides look at impact of long COVID on 400M people, health systems, the economy, & global health. Co-authored by IHME Lead Research Scientist Sarah Wulf Hanson, PhD, Nature Medicine published study provides a future policy roadmap ⮕ms.spr.ly/6016lmpFG

#LongCovid is a defining health crisis of our time! In case you missed it: Our review on #LongCovid in Nature Medicine Long Covid has impacted at least 400 million people at an annual cost of $1 trillion nature.com/articles/s4159… 🧵here: x.com/zalaly/status/…

Join us next Wed, Aug 21 at 7 pm EST for a discussion with Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD on what to expect at a long COVID clinic. Live: facebook.com/covid19longhau… Later: YouTube.com/@covidlonghaul… Please submit all questions in advance to [email protected].