Long COVID

By Spela Salamon, Andrew G. Ewing, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Deborah Lupton, Resia Pretorius, Arneaux Kruger

World Health Network, New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, MA

When COVID-19 first emerged, we focused on the acute...

Overview

The fading of COVID-19 from media headlines—especially when compared to the emergency phase of the pandemic—along with misleading, but widespread, declarations that the “pandemic is over” by governments, has resulted in a...

Zugehörigkeit der AutorInnen: World Health Network

Korrespondierende Autorin: Spela, Salamon, salamon.spela.md@gmail.com

Zusammenfassung

Die andauernden globalen Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie verursachen weiterhin...

This article after additional peer review at Medical Review and subsequent changes is now also published at https://doi.org/10.1515/mr-2024-0030

Introduction

Symptomatic Long COVID affects 10-30% of the COVID-19-infected population...

Author Affiliations: World Health Network

Corresponding author: Spela, Salamon, salamon.spela.md@gmail.com

Abstract

The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, causing significant harm. Extensive evidence indicates that...

Highlights

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Preamble

We wish to ensure every person’s right to have the maximum possible and sustainable health in all countries, regardless of wealth, age, color, race, religion, or prior health condition. We should make the best effort to...

World Health Network and Covid Action Group Press Release

Most countries are taking woefully insufficient measures to win the fight against the coronavirus spread. Contrary to many official statements, vaccines alone will not allow us...