Biden Administration Calls for an ‘ All-Hands-on-Deck ’ Effort to Study Long COVID

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is calling for a new Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to direct an “all-hands-on-deck, whole-of-government approach” to researching Long COVID—a condition marked by long-term symptoms following a case of COVID-19—and supporting those who have it, according to a Long COVID research action plan released Aug. 3 by the Biden Administration. “Long after the more immediate effects of the pandemic, the long-term impacts on the health of the nation will continue for years to come,” the report reads. The report does not formally establish an Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, which “will need resources and staffing.” Rather, it recommends the formation of such an office as part of a broad plan to better understand and respond to Long COVID. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A report accompanying the research plan lays out federal resources currently available to people who have Long COVID—including financial, employment, and caregiving support—as well as guidance for health care professionals caring for Long COVID patients. The reports were commissioned in April by President Joe Biden. More from TIME One in five U.S. adults with a known prior case of COVID-19 currently has symptoms of Long COVID, according to recent data from the National Center for Health Statistics. These symptoms can include fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, chronic pain,...
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