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What Science is Learning About Long Covid
And the increased health risks of repeat infections
I haven’t written much about the pandemic for a few reasons. One of which is because the virus is unlike anything we’ve encountered before, and I wanted to wait until experts knew more about it. The last thing I want is to contribute to the spread of dis or misinformation, which is also why you’ll find more source links than usual today.
And look, I know we’re all tired of the pandemic — which is another reason I’ve avoided the topic — and I want to be clear that I’m not here to judge or tell you how to live your life. However, it makes sense to check in and see what scientists are learning about Covid — because politicians may claim the pandemic is over, but science has evidence indicating that Covid is here to stay. And perhaps the most confounding challenge of the pandemic is long COVID — a very real condition millions struggle with.
What is Long Covid?
Most ailments or diseases have consistent symptoms and affect specific areas or systems in the body. They also generally last for a particular amount of time — but long COVID doesn’t abide by these measurements.
Instead, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), and its many, ever-growing number, of variants can infect…
