Medscape article: Survivors Struggle as Scientists Race to Solve COVID Mystery

[ahimsa]

Article by Lindsey Tanner - Survivors Struggle as Scientists Race to Solve COVID Mystery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947450

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Nothing much new here. Mentions the $1 billion allocated for NIH research, lists some working theories why symptoms might persist, briefly mentions ME/CFS.

"We're faced with a mystery," said Dr. Francis Collins, chief of the National Institutes of Health.

Is it a condition unique to COVID-19, or just a variation of the syndrome that can occur after other infections? How many people are affected, and how long does it last? Is it a new form of chronic fatigue syndrome — a condition with similar symptoms?

Near the end it mentions "chronic disease syndrome" which I *think* is a typo.

 

[Snow Leopard]

If only it was a "race". All I'm seeing is researchers running round in circles at the start line.