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Published by: CIDRAP
Published on: February 25, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom

mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 was tied to a 57% and 73% lower risk of having at least one or two long-COVID symptoms, respectively, in US children ages 5 to 17 years, according to a case-control study led by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The four-site study involved 622 children who were eligible for COVID-19 vaccination when they were infected with the Omicron variant and who completed a post-COVID condition (PCC) survey at least 60 days later. They were enrolled from the Pediatric Research Observing Trends and Exposures in COVID-19 Timelines (PROTECT) study, a longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 surveillance cohort convened in July 2021.

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Lung abnormalities seen in children and teens with long COVID

Published February 25, 2025

Published by: Radiological Society of North America
Published on: February 25, 2025

OAK BROOK, Ill. – An advanced type of MRI uncovers significant lung abnormalities in children and adolescents with long COVID, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Post-COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, can affect individuals of all ages and is diagnosed when symptoms persist for more than 12 weeks after an initial COVID-19 infection. Children and adolescents typically experience a milder form of the condition, but common symptoms such as chronic fatigue, headaches and poor concentration can negatively impact school performance and social activities.

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New research from Northwestern Medicine reveals link between long COVID and eye health

Published February 18, 2025

Published by: Northwestern Medicine
Published on: February 18, 2025

How much can the eyes reveal about a person? A first-of-its-kind study from Northwestern Medicine and published in the Journal of Imaging is giving experts an idea how long COVID affects the body by looking through the eyes. The research could help doctors diagnose and track how the condition impacts people over time and provide insight into the cause of long COVID.

In the study, researchers used advanced imaging techniques to examine the retinas of non-hospitalized long COVID patients from the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic and found that patients with long COVID experienced a significant reduction in the density of blood vessels in the back of the eye, compared to healthy individuals.

“This finding bridges gaps between ophthalmology, neurology, and COVID-19, helping us better understand how inflammation affects different organs in the body,” said Manjot K. Gill, MD, senior author of the study and ophthalmology lead of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center. “The change in blood vessels in the deep part of the retina supports the hypothesis that long COVID affects similar blood vessels in other parts of the body, like the brain, which can potentially contribute to the symptoms of long COVID such as memory loss, brain fog and fatigue.”

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Long COVID patients show brain swelling linked to memory and concentration problems, study finds

Published February 10, 2025

Published by: ABC News
Published on: February 11, 2025
By Janelle Miles

Long COVID patients exhibit swelling in an area of the brain linked to memory problems, poor concentration and delayed responses during conversations, researchers have found.…

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Revolutionary AI Blood Test Detects Long COVID in Children With 93% Accuracy

Published January 24, 2025

Published by: SciTechDaily
Published on: January 24, 2025
By Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Researchers have discovered a molecular signature of Long Covid in children, detectable through a blood test and diagnosable with 93% accuracy using AI.

This breakthrough signifies a major advancement in pediatric healthcare, offering hope for early detection and tailored treatments.

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Patients who have had multiple COVID infections appear prone to contracting long COVID

Published January 16, 2025

Published by: Medical Xpress
Published on: January 16, 2025
By Stony Brook University

A new study that identified 475 patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), also known as long COVID, revealed that nearly 85% (403) of these patients had multiple COVID-19 infections over the course of a four-year period (March 2020 to February 2024). Additionally, vaccination independently reduced the risk of long COVID in patients who had received the vaccination prior to contracting the infection.

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ME/CFS

1 in 20 COVID survivors may have condition characterized by extreme fatigue

Published January 15, 2025

Published by: CIDRAP
Published on: January 15, 2025
By Mary Van Beusekom

New results from the National Institutes of Health’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)-Adult Initiative suggest that 4.5% of COVID-19 survivors have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), compared with less than 1% of their uninfected counterparts.

ME/CFS, which can be triggered by viral and non-viral infection, causes severe fatigue for at least 6 months and may entail impaired memory, brain fog, dizziness, and muscle or joint pain. Physical or mental activity exacerbates symptoms, which aren’t fully relieved by rest.

RECOVER-Adult is a longitudinal observational study conducted at 83 sites in 33 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC, to research post-COVID conditions such as ME/CFS and long COVID.

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New Brunswick

COVID isn’t just ‘a bad flu,’ and NBers need to know that: Coon

Published January 9, 2025

Published by: Telegraph-Journal
Published on: January 9, 2025
By Andrew Waugh

Green leader cites huge difference in death toll between viruses

“(COVID) isn’t just respiratory. We know that it affects other organs – not just the lungs, but the heart, the brain and other (organs). So there needs to be a much greater focus on prevention, and what does that look like based on what’s been learned about the circumstances and risk factors leading up to those deaths?”

“Related to that is there needs to be a greater effort at awareness and outreach to the general population on COVID – that this is not just the flu. And we know that science continues to progress here. It’s now well understood that the more (times) people get COVID, the greater their chance of long COVID.”

– David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, Canada

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The pandemic’s untold fertility story

Published December 28, 2024

Published by: ABC News
Published on: December 29, 2024
By Hayley Gleeson

Long COVID is snuffing out some patients’ dreams of having children, sharpening the pain of loss, grief and medical neglect.

When Melanie Broadley and her husband started going out in 2019, like many couples their age they decided to put “starting a family” on the shelf for a few years so they could focus on their careers. A postdoctoral researcher who studies diabetes and psychology, Broadley was 28 and in good health — she had plenty of time, she reasoned. Then, in 2022, she caught SARS-CoV-2 and developed long COVID, blowing up her life as she knew it and, for now at least, her hopes of having a baby.

“I became totally disabled by long COVID,” says Broadley, 34, who lives at her parents’ house in Brisbane. On a good day she struggles with debilitating fatigue that worsens after any kind of physical or mental activity, an autonomic nervous system disorder called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), which causes her heart rate to spike when she stands up, cognitive dysfunction that means she can’t read or write for more than 10 minutes at a time, and an immune disorder, called mast cell activation syndrome, that triggers allergic reactions. Even though she’s been doing everything she can to recover, she’s still too unwell to cope with a potential pregnancy.

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UK doctors and nurses with long Covid to sue for compensation

Published December 26, 2024

Published by: The Irish Times
Published on: December 26, 2024
By Emma Batha

Nearly 300 British doctors, nurses and other health workers with long Covid are suing the health service for compensation, saying they were not given proper protection during the pandemic.

They say their lives have been devastated by a host of severe health complications. Most cannot return to work and many are housebound.

“This is life-changing. People are really suffering financially. Some are living in poverty,” said nurse Rachel Hext, one of the claimants. “We’re suing because this is the only way of providing for our futures.”

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Study: 6% of US adults have long COVID, and many have reduced quality of life

Published December 20, 2024

Published by: CIDRAP
Published on: December 20, 2024
By Stephanie Soucheray

Two new studies paint a comprehensive picture of current long COVID cases in the United States, and both suggest the condition limits daily activities for a significant proportion of those affected.

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Ontario

Why doesn’t Doug Ford’s government want you to know if you have this dangerous disease?

Published December 19, 2024

Published by: Toronto Star
Published on: December 19, 2024
By Iris Gorfinkel

Transparency is crucial to public health, but far too little effort has gone into informing the public about the long-term health hazards posed by repeated COVID-19 infections. That needs to change. A good place to start is by providing free rapid tests to enable Ontarians to gauge their risk and that of their loved ones. Its messaging would be clear: Results still matter.

— Dr. Iris Gorfinkel

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We can, and must, do more to protect students in higher education from the risks of post-COVID condition

Published December 8, 2024

Published by: The Conversation
Published on: December 8, 2024
By Julia M. Wright, Dick Zoutman, Mark Ungrin, Ryan Tennant

Canada’s postsecondary institutions have a responsibility to protect students and others on campus from the risks of post-COVID condition as a matter of campus safety.

Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer, recently released the report, Dealing with the Fallout: Post-COVID Condition and its Continued Impacts on Individuals and Society.

Post-COVID condition (PCC), also known as “long COVID,” refers to the poorly understood and often serious health damage left by the SARS-CoV-2 virus after the acute illness appears to have passed.

Universities, colleges and schools have a duty to take reasonable precautions to protect students, staff and faculty from foreseeable harms. They must ensure the water on campus is safe to drink. They must install fire and carbon monoxide detectors and make evacuation plans. Many have adopted a smoke-free policy on campus as part of a commitment to an international charter on health promotion in universities and colleges. Yet there is little pandemic health promotion on Canadian campuses.

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New imaging shows virus invading the body and lingering for years, potentially explaining Long COVID

Published December 7, 2024

Published by: The West Australian
Published on: December 8, 2024
By John Flint

Next time you think of dismissing COVID as just another annoying common cold it may pay to visualise what you see so starkly in this paper, the virus moving freely around your body and finding a long-term home in all sorts of places where it can really cause trouble, including the brain and the heart.

This work further emphasises the need for individuals, and societies as a whole to take this infection more seriously and try and reduce the amount of transmission using the tools we currently have, most especially vaccination, clean indoor air approaches and well-fitted masks in crowded and poorly ventilated indoor settings.

— Professor Brendan Crabb, director and CEO of the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health

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the pandemic is not over

Opinion: This holiday season, let’s spread kindness, not COVID

Published December 5, 2024

Published by: Montreal Gazette
Published on: December 5, 2024
By Emily Oelberg

It can be surprisingly simple to protect our health and the health of others — by masking in public with high-quality masks (such as KN95 or N95), testing before gatherings, increasing ventilation, and staying home if sick.

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Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows

Published December 4, 2024

Published by: CIDRAP
Published on: December 4, 2024
By Stephanie Soucheray

A new study from UK investigators shows that — while most COVID-19 patients ages 11 to 17 who reported long-COVID symptoms 3 months after the initial infection no longer experienced lingering symptoms at 2 years — 29% still did.

The findings, published in the journal Communications Medicine, come from the National Long COVID in Children and Young People cohort study, which followed up on thousands of young people after their COVID-19 diagnoses.

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vision loss

Experimental study shows connection between COVID infection and age-related blindness

Published December 3, 2024

Published by: Medical Xpress
Published on: December 3, 2024
By PNAS Nexus

An experimental study in mice shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection can damage the retinas, with long-term implications for vision. Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection include various neurocognitive symptoms, suggesting the virus can affect the central nervous system. The eyes are also part of the central nervous system, but little is known about the virus’s effects on these organs.

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Colorado

A young Coloradan learning to live with long COVID turns to TikTok to educate about chronic illness

Published December 1, 2024

Published by: The Denver Post
Published on: December 1, 2024
By Jessica Seaman

Lilly Downs rolled out of bed in her new apartment and began setting up her morning’s IV fluids, which flow from a tube in her chest into her bloodstream to keep the 20-year-old hydrated.

Next, she crushed and dissolved pills so they could run through a separate tube into her intestines, which absorb the medicine better than her stomach.

The steps Lilly took that October morning are necessary because her stomach stopped working properly following her first bout with COVID-19 four years ago. But her routine also served another purpose: It was content she filmed for a video that she later posted on TikTok, where she has amassed nearly 470,000 followers.

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