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  • Long COVID disabled millions of workers. Then came Trump 2.0.

    Long COVID disabled millions of workers. Then came Trump 2.0.

    Julia Métraux

    Companies have become “very comfortable undermining” ADA labor protections, experts say. Read more…

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Policy & Advocacy

  • Close-up photo of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, speaking during a hearing
    March 27, 2025

    RECOVER grants for Long COVID pathobiology research are among those cut under new NIH directive

  • A police officer is grabbing a woman standing up to protest at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing. She is wearing a KN95 mask and holding a cardboard sign reading, "Vaccines save lives, no RFK Jr."
    March 25, 2025

    Trump administration set to abolish the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

  • A group of people are pictured lying down in a public square, with a sign in the center of the demonstration reading, "5 years of Long COVID, half a decade of neglect. It's time to make it visible." Some members of the group are also holding signs drawing attention to Long COVID, and many are wearing high-quality masks.
    March 15, 2025

    Live blog: International demonstrations ignite for Long COVID Awareness Day

  • A disease awareness ribbon in the colors teal and gray sits on top of a watercolor map of the world.
    March 14, 2025

    Our community came together to start International Long COVID Awareness Day in 2023. Here’s how you can get involved this year.

  • Photo of Rory Preston with a black and white filter, in front of a blue background with white strings of code and a design evoking biochemistry diagrams
    March 11, 2025

    Accurate statistics for ME and Long COVID are vital. That’s why I started a patient-led organization to “crunch” the diseases.

  • View of a federal building, with a black and white filter and other adjustments to create a harsh tone. The image has also been cut to evoke severe job cuts across the federal government.
    March 3, 2025

    Federal workers with Long COVID face firings, loss of accommodations, and more challenges under Trump

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Science

  • A photo of a Keith Haring art mural captures the bright red figures on a concrete wall. The figures include a vaccine, scissor people cutting a snake, and many of his iconic human figures throughout the scene as the lift the snake, lie down with "x"s over them, and hug one another.
    February 24, 2026

    Research updates, February 24

  • A person in a black beanie and a brown puffer coat holds up their wrist to show a neon yellow activity tracker.
    February 17, 2026

    Research updates, February 17

  • An up-close microscopic image shows the main components of blood plasma, including complement C1, immunogloublin G, ferritin, and more. The components that make up the plasma in the shapes of spheres, noodles, and clumps, are colored in different shades of purple, blue, violet, and red.
    February 10, 2026

    Research updates, February 10

  • Collage graphic. The center of the image is a black and white photo of a child lying in bed receiving care from their mother. Behind that is a second photo showing a child's hand, pens, and drawings, including one that appears to show two cartoonish version of pathogens.
    February 3, 2026

    Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year.

  • A Black doctor in a white coat and blue shirt wearing a surgical mask stands before seated, elderly patients in Lagos, Nigeria.
    February 3, 2026

    Research updates, February 3

  • A photo of the Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The building, which resembles white sails, its lit by orange sunlight and contrasted with a blue sky. Two people in the distance take photos of the building.
    January 27, 2026

    Research updates, January 27

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Covid-19

  • Two line charts from the Maine CDC showing trends in emergency room visits. Text at the top reads: "Percentage of weekly statewide emergency room visits with symptoms, complaints, or diagnoses suggesting respiratory disease. These are not confirmed cases. Figures come from Maine's syndromic surveillance system. They represent rough estimates of the burden of particular syndromes or conditions and should not be interpreted to be exact." Both charts include timeframes from September 1, 2024 to November 1, 2025 with time on the X axis. The Y axis represents share of ER visits that are attributed to potential conditions. The top chart represents potential COVID-19 visits and the bottom one represents flu-like symptoms. Both diseases had waves in winter 2024-25, then COVID-19 had an increase in late summer 2025, and both saw increases in October.
    November 11, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, November 11

  • November 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, November 4

  • Line chart from Biobot Analytics titled, "Regional SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations." The X axis represents time, spanning June 2024 to October 2025, and the Y axis represents effective concentration of SARS-CoV-2, copies/mL. There are four lines for the four regions of the U.S. All regions had COVID-19 waves in summer 2024, winter 2024-25, and summer 2025, but magnitudes varied by region. As of mid-October 2025, SARS-CoV-2 levels are trending down in all four regions, and are higher in the Northeast (yellow) and West (green) than the South (pink) and Midwest (purple).
    October 28, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, October 28

  • October 24, 2025

    Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives

  • Multiple line charts show emergency department visits for so-called "respiratory" illnesses in New York City in recent months. The largest chart, in the top and center, shows all visits for these diagnoses with an orange line; visits hovered around 6-6.5% for much of the summer, then rose over 8% in late September, and are going down slightly in the most recent data. Below this one, three other, smaller charts show COVID-19 visits (in blue), flu visits (in purple), and RSV visits (in green). COVID-19 visits have recently declined following an increase in the summer. Flu and RSV visits are both much lower, near 0%. Text at the top of the image reads: "These data show trends of people who received a respiratory illness diagnosis in an NYC emergency department and do not represent everyone with respiratory illness. For example, people who received care outside of an emergency department or who never sought care for their illness are not included."
    October 21, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, October 21

  • Line chart from WastewaterSCAN showing the average SARS-CoV-2 levels for all sites in their wastewater surveillance network. The Y axis represents quantity of nucleic acids, PMMoV normalized (x1 million), and the X axis represents time, spanning July 2024 to October 2025. The chart shows a COVID-19 wave in summer 2024, one in winter 2024-25, and one in summer-early fall 2025. Levels have significantly declined from early September through early October 2025, and the latest levels are close to the lows reported in May-June of this year.
    October 14, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, October 14

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Health

  • A portrait photo of Caitlin Rivers, against a colorful background showing pieces of charts and trendlines
    September 18, 2025

    Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers shares advice for interpreting COVID-19 and other infectious disease data

  • Cartoon-style graphic showing a conveyer belt of people walking through a building labeled "REHA." One person inside the building appears bombarded by negative energy, and two figures on the other side appear to have experienced worsened symptoms following their journey. One is slumped over in a wheelchair and the second is lying on the conveyer belt. The image's background is a gradient of dark blue and purple.
    September 16, 2025

    Germany’s “Reha” clinics aren’t set up for Long COVID. And patients are reporting harm.

  • September 5, 2025

    Building a “community wiki” of Long COVID care: Salvatore Mattera on the Help for Long COVID review site

  • Collage graphic showing a chicken on the left, with an orange filter, a cow on the right, in black and white, and a cutout of a farmworker's silhouette in the center.
    August 27, 2025

    Despite waning headlines, bird flu is still a threat. Here’s how you can help farmworkers.

  • August 22, 2025

    The crisis is “exasperating”: Long COVID compounds economic hardship in Argentina

  • Collage graphic, including a portrait of UK Work and Pensions Minister Sir Stephen Timms, a photo of Sheffield Hallam University's campus, and a photo of advocates from Not Recovered UK raising awareness about ME and Long COVID. The collage also includes screenshots of web pages about disability benefits.
    July 15, 2025

    Left without care: Many Long COVID clinics are closing down in the U.K.

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Commentary

  • Audience members at a conference wear masks while watching a presentation.
    October 19, 2026

    Conferences and advocacy events for IACCs must require masking

  • October 9, 2026

    How I built a COVID-safer school that’s become the heart of a more caring community

  • A young woman stands by a staircase with a backdrop of tree canopy.  She wears a white, high quality mask and has long dark hair. She wears a teal sweatshirt and black pants.
    September 21, 2026

    COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women

  • A demonstrator holds a cardboard sign that reads  "People Not Profit." The demonstrator has long hair and wears a high quality black mask.
    September 15, 2026

    Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises

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