UK: Funding call: Researching long-term COVID-19 effects in non-hospitalised individuals

Andy

Andy

Retired committee member
Up to £20 million is available for new research projects which aim to understand and address the longer-term physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals.

Increasing medical evidence and patient testimony has shown that some people who contract and survive COVID-19 may develop longer-lasting symptoms.

Symptoms can range from breathlessness, chronic fatigue, ‘brain fog’, anxiety and stress and can last for months after initially falling ill.

These ongoing problems, commonly termed ‘Long-COVID’, may be experienced by patients regardless of how severe their COVID-19 infection was and irrespective of whether they were hospitalised.
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https://www.ukri.org/news/long-covid-in-our-community-new-call-for-research-proposals/
 
Dr Elaine Maxwell, Clinical Adviser at NIHR dissemination Centre talks about the different types of Long Covid in an interview for Babbage an Economist radio podcast yesterday, 11 Nov.

She runs thro those who have:
  • been critically ill in hospital who take a long time to recover
  • end-organ damage,
  • Classic post-viral symptoms of fatigue and muscle pain
  • a very atypical (PVFS) pattern, where they get fluctuating symptoms....
..".We don't know what's causing this or how long it's going to last..."
She then talks about those who have been too ill to work for 8 or 9 months who are getting very frustrated...reaching the end of their sick -pay or are self-employed...!
and ends up with "So we are keeping our minds open that it might be something different and not just assume it's a chronic fatigue syndrome.

https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2020/11/11/in-it-for-the-long-haulers-investigating-long-covid

Above if from c 7.15-9 mins.
The person after her has more interesting and useful comments on the science.

 
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