During the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, one topic has occupied many people’s minds: the long COVID. Some people with COVID-19 experience symptoms that last for weeks, months, and sometimes even years after their initial infection.

Long COVID affects people in different ways. Some report debilitating fatigue or persistent brain fog that makes it difficult to concentrate. And for many long haulers, their ability to exercise and/or perform simple daily tasks remains very limited.

There is still a lot we don’t understand about the underlying causes of these symptoms. Nobody knows why some people develop long COVID, while others don’t. But over the past two years, researchers have slowly accumulated more knowledge about the drivers of long COVID and how best to treat it.

Ira speaks with two people intimately familiar with the long COVID: Dr. David Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, New York, and Hannah Davis, co-founder of Patient-Led Research Collaborative based in Brooklyn, New York.

Are you struggling with a long COVID? Here are the resources our guests recommend:

If you want to participate in long COVID research, take this survey from the Patient-Led Research Collaborative.

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