UArizona Health Sciences researchers awarded $7.3M to study long COVID

UArizona Health Sciences researchers awarded $7.3M to study long COVID The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention selected the University of Arizona Health Sciences as one of five national sites that will be tracking the burden, distribution and impact of post COVID-19 conditions. University of Arizona Health Sciences Todaycovid-19_test-1316287924-hero-web.jpg Long COVID, also known as post-COVID-19 conditions, includes a wide range of health consequences that persist or begin more than four weeks following initial SARS-CoV-2 infection.HealthBIO5College of EngineeringCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of Medicine - TucsonCollege of Public HealthCompassionDeterminationExpertsExploration Media contact(s)Shipherd Reed Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Healthshipherd@arizona.edu520-626-9669David Bruzzese College of Medicine – Tucsondbruzzese@arizona.edu520-626-9722Researchers from the  University of Arizona Health Sciences received $7.3 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a national effort to track the impact of post-COVID-19 conditions in diverse populations of children, adolescents and adults.The effort is known asTrack PCC, which is short for " Tracking the Burden, Distribution, Impact of Post COVID-19 Conditions in Diverse Populations for Children, Adolescents, Adults. "" The University of Arizona has been at the forefront of COVID-19 research since the start of the pandemic, which leaves us well-p...
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