Forbes June 12, 2024
Experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released an updated definition of long Covid on Tuesday. In their report, the group defined LC as, “an infection-associated chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least three months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state that affects one or more organ systems.” They recommended that this definition should be adopted by government officials, healthcare workers, employers, and educators.
The panel recognized that long Covid can result from severe, mild, or even asymptomatic infections. They also noted that long Covid, “does not require laboratory confirmation or other proof of the initial infection.” Finally, they did not specify a maximum time after...
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