Long COVID

Infections, like all biological phenomena, change and evolve. The poorly-defined Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID (PASC), or “Long COVID,” is no exception. A new study reports on the dynamic incidence of Long COVID over time.

       

“Leaky” Brain

“Leaky” Brain

By now, virtually everyone knows many people who have had COVID.

The Wall Street Journal published a news article on January 5, “Why It Feels Like Everyone You Know Is Getting COVID-19,” which contained several worrisome observations.

I described the vaccine approval process, noting that the FDA evaluates the safety and efficacy while the CDC recommends the appropriate recipients.

Long COVID joins other “post-viral” syndromes, ill-characterized by fatigue, a brain fog, and other symptoms perhaps best described as “my get up and go, got up and went.” Hypothetical physiologic “causes” include a persisting cryptic “viral reser