Canadian government funds long COVID research, clinical practice guidelines. medtwitter longCOVID medicalresearch
The Canadian government is investing nearly $30 million in an effort to understand and address the long-lasting effects that can follow SARS-CoV-2 infection, which are commonly referred to as long COVID or post COVID-19 condition .
Results from the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey indicate that 14.8% of adults with a confirmed or suspected infection reported longer-term symptoms. Among those patients, about 47% said they experienced symptoms for a year or longer, and 21% said their symptoms often or always limited their daily activities.
Cheung will lead the network, along with co-leads Simon Décary, PhD, at Université de Sherbrooke, Adeera Levin, MD, at the University of British Columbia, and Piush Mandhane, MD, PhD, at the University of Alberta.
The two initiatives stem from recent recommendations from Canada's Task Force on PCC, which was created in July 2022 to bring multidisciplinary experts together to investigate and advise on ways to address long COVID in Canada. The group evaluated existing studies, clinician experiences, and patient perspectives and ultimately provided 18 recommendations for the future.
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