Kate Murray

We're still understanding some of kind of those underlying mechanisms, as Jay mentioned, but these are really debilitating conditions. And so that's definitely of interest to us, that whole group of folks who have been largely ignored or even dismissed by medical establishment and really not part of public health so much, we cannot ignore them any longer.

We're still understanding some of kind of those underlying mechanisms, as Jay mentioned, but these are really debilitating conditions. And so that's definitely of interest to us, that whole group of folks who have been largely ignored or even dismissed by medical establishment and really not part of public health so much, we cannot ignore them any longer.

And whatever the next pandemic is going to be, because you know there's going to be another one in some of our lifetimes, this is going to come up again.

And whatever the next pandemic is going to be, because you know there's going to be another one in some of our lifetimes, this is going to come up again.

You mean, like, are you talking more the clinical side of things?

You mean, like, are you talking more the clinical side of things?

There's so much out there.

There's so much out there.

NIH had over a billion dollars allocated for the RECOVER studies, which are kind of three part. They're doing observational studies of sort of the trajectory after COVID infection, but also looking at those underlying biological mechanisms. And there are several kind of going theories It's probably kind of a both and for some of these because long COVID is not just one condition.

NIH had over a billion dollars allocated for the RECOVER studies, which are kind of three part. They're doing observational studies of sort of the trajectory after COVID infection, but also looking at those underlying biological mechanisms. And there are several kind of going theories It's probably kind of a both and for some of these because long COVID is not just one condition.

So they're trying to understand the viral persistence or the inflammation. For some folks, it's more like an autoimmune disorder. It seems to trigger the immune system to attack the body. There's theories around microclots. So they're trying to find those potential causes, but then also exploring some treatments that

So they're trying to understand the viral persistence or the inflammation. For some folks, it's more like an autoimmune disorder. It seems to trigger the immune system to attack the body. There's theories around microclots. So they're trying to find those potential causes, but then also exploring some treatments that

for hopefully not just symptoms, but as Jay mentioned, more upstream, what are the actual causes? So some clinical trials going on as well. There are folks who are looking at things like the economic impact, the workforce impact, impact on quality of life and disability claims.

for hopefully not just symptoms, but as Jay mentioned, more upstream, what are the actual causes? So some clinical trials going on as well. There are folks who are looking at things like the economic impact, the workforce impact, impact on quality of life and disability claims.

And from a public health perspective, as mentioned, we're just really interested in seeing how this is impacting communities and people after their COVID infection.

And from a public health perspective, as mentioned, we're just really interested in seeing how this is impacting communities and people after their COVID infection.

Stay up to date on your vaccinations. Keep an eye out for long-term symptoms after you're sick with COVID or any infectious disease and seek that help and support where you can. The last thing I will also add is we have a ton of good information on our website. We've got more background information there. We've got

Stay up to date on your vaccinations. Keep an eye out for long-term symptoms after you're sick with COVID or any infectious disease and seek that help and support where you can. The last thing I will also add is we have a ton of good information on our website. We've got more background information there. We've got

Lots of links to resources and support for folks, including clinics who have providers who know what's up about long COVID. So please do check out those resources. And one last plug for testing. There is the state of Minnesota currently still is sending free antigen tests to folks on a monthly basis. So you can go to sayyeshometest.org and order those tests.

Lots of links to resources and support for folks, including clinics who have providers who know what's up about long COVID. So please do check out those resources. And one last plug for testing. There is the state of Minnesota currently still is sending free antigen tests to folks on a monthly basis. So you can go to sayyeshometest.org and order those tests.