As it stands, no diagnostic test for long COVID is available. But people with mild illness can also develop long COVID — and because there are so many more of them, they make up the bulk of those with long COVID, the report found. Patients struggle for care and resourcesDemand for specialty care to help long COVID patients has outstripped capacity, resulting in waiting lists. The Social Security Administration sought the report to better understand how long COVID might affect the need for its disability programs. Volberding said many other questions about long COVID are yet to be settled.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 06, 2024 18:05 UTC