
A large prospective cohort study published in Infectious Diseases found that a majority of people with Long COVID did not recover.

An estimated 36% of people with a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide have experienced Long COVID, according to a new systematic review that synthesized over 400 studies.

While three early clinical trials of these drugs did not find they led to health improvements for participants, further trials are getting more intentional in targeting viral persistence.

Early results from a Long COVID clinical trial assessing the monoclonal antibody AER002 found no difference between those who got the drug and placebo. Researcher Michael Peluso revealed the results at the PolyBio Spring Symposium; he and his colleagues are still analyzing data and will publish a paper later.

The Biden administration failed to prioritize innovative solutions that could alleviate or prevent the worsening of this crisis. Instead, they relied on short-acting, marginally-effective COVID-19 vaccines while restricting the development and availability of new medicines that could dramatically change health outcomes for millions.


A new drug approved months ago to help prevent Covid-19 infections could be a game changer for high-risk people — if they can get their hands on it. But many say they have struggled to access the medication.
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