More than 16 million people in the U.S. have long COVID, according to federal estimates. Some symptoms can be “difficult to clinically assess,” according to a June 5 news release from the National Academies, and long COVID health effects might be absent from the Social Security Administration’s Listing of Impairments.
The report lists the 200-plus symptoms and points to evidence that many long COVID symptoms diminish within 12 months.
Other recent research on the condition discovered COVID-19 effects can linger three years after initial diagnosis.
Access the National Academies’ report here.
