There are 8 patterns for long COVID symptoms. Here’s what they are

AXIOS November 22, 2025
Herb Scribner

There are eight different ways people experience long COVID symptoms, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health’s research initiative.

The big picture: The new study represents one of the most substantive findings on long COVID from the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) project, launched by the NIH in 2021.

• The findings, released on Nov. 17, come as scientists and medical experts warn that President Trump’s cuts to the NIH last spring would severely impact the initiative’s research.

Driving the news: In the new study launched in 2023, the researchers found that participants experienced long COVID in eight different ways and lengths of time.

• The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, featured...

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