long COVID

Among the pandemic survivors are those with long COVID, a phenomenon still not fully understood. What is long COVID, and why is it hard to define? What is it like to have long COVID? In Part 2 of this series, we take a closer look.

There's still not a lot of data available as to why some people get long COVID and others don't.

It's still unclear what makes people vulnerable to long COVID. Evidence suggests most recover substantially within a year, but recent data show that it has contributed to more than 3,500 U.S. deaths.

The COVID Restore program was one of the first post-COVID care clinics to emerge in the United States.

The omicron variant has proved adept at finding hosts, often by reinfecting people who recovered from earlier bouts of COVID. But whether omicron triggers long COVID as often and severe as previous variants is a matter of heated study.

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.

Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.