(CNN) Months into the pandemic that has infected more than 6 million Americans, the public and experts alike are learning the impacts of Covid-19 can drag on longer than expected. But new research suggest that the virus and its symptoms are often no where near finished by that benchmark. Even once patients do test negative, many patients are reporting that their symptoms -- from aches to loss of smell to brain fog and affected mood -- can last months longer. But this month, $5 rapid tests will be sent out to states, Admiral Brett Giroir, the head of US Covid-19 testing efforts, said Tuesday. "Until there is an effective vaccine for COVID-19, this disease can spread like wildfire if we let our guard down."

Source: CNN September 02, 2020 07:30 UTC