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  • Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

    Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026.

    Betsy Ladyzhets

    Public health organizations are calling for Congress to fund the CDC’s wastewater surveillance program — which tracks COVID-19 and other diseases — in its 2027 budget, while state health departments plan ahead for potential gaps in grants. Read more…

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  • Research updates, June 30
    Science
    Miles W. Griffis

    Research updates, June 30

  • National COVID-19 trends, June 30
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, June 30

  • Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?
    COVID-19, Podcast
    Melanie Marich

    Will the new COVID-19 antiviral be accessible?

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Policy & Advocacy

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    March 5, 2024

    It’s “all hands on deck” for Long Covid Awareness Day as the CDC ignores Long Covid in new guidance

  • February 27, 2024

    Q&A: Dr. Ian Simon on his plans for the HHS Office of Long Covid Research and Practice

  • January 30, 2024

    A win for healthcare workers and patients: The CDC returns HICPAC’s draft recommendations on infection control

  • January 23, 2024

    Senate hearing highlights Long Covid crisis — but not Covid-19 prevention — while advocacy groups bring their demands to DC

  • January 16, 2024

    Social media users ask, “Where is Mandy?” as CDC director stays out of spotlight during Covid surge

  • January 9, 2024

    Long Covid advocates face challenges, potential discrimination with billboard campaigns

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Science

  • person getting his blood check
    June 24, 2025

    Research updates, June 24

  • a person using a notepad
    June 17, 2025

    Research updates, June 17

  • Slide showing microscope images of blood cells. The image on the right shows microclots, looking like a mass of invading blobs, over and on top of the cells. The title of the slide is "Microclot phenotype: Microclots seeding on intact blood cells"
    June 10, 2025

    Research updates, June 10

  • Infographic from JAMA Pediatrics, describing Long COVID in children. The graphic features a pink background and a pink version of a SARS-CoV-2 molecule in one corner. Text reads: "Long COVID happens when a child continues to have symptoms at least months after having a COVID-19 infection. Sometimes symptoms change, or symptoms may reappear after feeling better. Signs and symptoms of long COVID are variable in children of different ages." The graphic then lists symptoms and signs by age group, such as trouble sleeping in infants and toddlers (0-2 y), and trouble with memory or focusing in school-aged children (6-11 y).
    June 3, 2025

    Research updates, June 3

  • man industry technology white
    May 27, 2025

    Research updates, May 27

  • Diagram showing how SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to damaged mitochondria and damaged myofibrillar (or muscle protein) bundles, contributing to Long COVID cardiovascular outcomes
    May 20, 2025

    Research updates, May 20

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Covid-19

  • Two maps of U.S. states, color-coded according to epidemic trends. Dark purple represents "growing," light purple "likely growing," gray "not changing," teal "likely declining," green "declining," white "not estimated." The map on the left shows COVID-19 trends, with a mix of purple and gray. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 7 states, and not changing in 21 states." The map on the right shows influenza trends. Text at the top reads: "As of January 28, 2025, we estimate that influenza infections are growing or likely growing in 28 states, declining or likely declining in 4 states, and not changing in 16 states."
    February 4, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, February 4

  • An image of two people talking while wearing KN95 masks, against a background with a light green and white pattern
    January 30, 2025

    The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19

  • Map of the U.S. by state, with states color-coded according to a metric called Acute Respiratory Illness. Most states are colored in orange for moderate or red for high, with a few states (Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire) dark red/purple for very high. Text below the map reads: "Data last updated on January 22, 2025 and presented through January 18, 2025. View this dataset on data.cdc.gov."
    January 28, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 28

  • A building complex photographed at sunset
    January 24, 2025

    Some U.S. COVID-19 data are down amid “pause” to federal health communications

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

  • Chart titled: "Preliminary 2024-2025 U.S. COVID-19 Burden Estimates. CDC estimates* that, from October 1, 2024 through January 11, 2025, there have been:" Followed by side-by-side graphics indicating: 4.4 million-7.9 million COVID-19 illnesses, 1.1 million-1.9 million COVID-19 outpatient visits, 120,000-210,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 14,000-25,000 COVID-19 deaths. Note at the bottom reads: "*Based on data from September 29, 2024 through January 11, 2025."
    January 21, 2025

    National COVID-19 trends, January 21

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Health

  • Portrait of Tinu Abayomi-Paul
    October 4, 2024

    Tinu Abayomi-Paul, writer, disability advocate, and person with Long COVID, dies at 52

  • October 3, 2024

    Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

  • September 17, 2024

    For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach

  • A graphic reading: Long COVID Essentials, a new series from The Sick Times and Long COVID Justice. 30+ resource sheets designed by & for people living with Log COVID & associated diseases. The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice.
    September 16, 2024

    Introducing Long COVID Essentials, a new resource series

  • August 20, 2024

    Outdoor dining fades as pandemic persists — making public spaces even less accessible

  • August 16, 2024

    Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete

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Commentary

  • A bright red and yellow graphic. At the center is a circular cut-out of text from the Affordable Care Act, with X-s for eyes and a mouth on top of it in drawn in black lines, and red spikes around the edges of the circle. There are bolded exclamation points on either sides of the cut-out text.
    January 27, 2025

    As someone with Long COVID, I’m terrified of what could happen to the Affordable Care Act

  • At the front, a row of protestors in wheelchairs display signs in support of Palestinian liberation. Essay author Jenna Bitar is second from left. Comrades are supporting the wheelchair users, and other members of the march are visible behind them, as well as businesses and homes of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
    January 17, 2025

    Instead of supporting people with Long COVID, our government funds a genocide

  • A section of the AIDS quilt, featuring tributes to people who died of the disease. Each one is a colorful rectangle with the person's name, details about their life, and graphics. The section for activist Ryan White is black with green letters and a white candle.
    January 14, 2025

    Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels

  • Graphic adapted from the cover of The Covid Safety Handbook. Text in light blue shows the title and author, Violet Blue, next to an image of a face wearing a high-quality mask.
    January 7, 2025

    “Stand Together,” an excerpt from The Covid Safety Handbook

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