New tip sheet for journalists covering long COVID

About Bara Vaida and Tara Haelle

Bara Vaida is AHCJ’s core subject matter leader on infectious illnesses. She has written extensively about overall health plan and infectious illnesses. Tara Haelle is healthcare scientific studies main subject matter chief, guiding journalists as a result of jargon and assisting them translate proof into accurate facts.

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In the coming calendar year, a lot more clues are anticipated to emerge to assist unravel the mystery of long COVID as dozens of world wide examine outcomes are introduced.

To assist you with your coverage of the evolving knowledge of extensive COVID, we have established a tip sheet in a Q&A structure to aid describe what is regarded, as of October 2022, about extended COVID and to provide resources for covering this subject.

In this suggestion sheet you will come across responses to (to reiterate, primarily based on what is recognised as of October 2022):

• The rationale why you ought to describe the syndrome as prolonged-COVID
• The correct definition of prolonged-COVID
• Lengthy-COVID studies to maintain an eye on in the coming year 
• The proportion of men and women who produce long-COVID
• Who is at chance for lengthy-COVID?
• Where by journalists can discover extended-COVID sufferers and attention-grabbing affected individual tales
• Some media-savvy healthcare professionals who are instruction lengthy-COVID patients for you to phone

And other AHCJ blog posts addressing prolonged COVID:

Bara Vaida is AHCJ’s main matter leader on infectious health conditions. She has created thoroughly about wellness policy and infectious ailments. Tara Haelle is clinical studies core subject matter chief, guiding journalists via jargon and helping them translate proof into precise details.