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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States have begun a series of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, a step eagerly awaited in the efforts of the United States to fight this mysterious disease that affects millions of people.

The NIH RECOVER Project announcement on Monday, with a budget of $1.15 billion US, echoes the frustration of patients who have been struggling for months, if not years, with sometimes disabling health problems, without proven treatment and with only a few rigorous studies to test potential treatments.