Ravi Veriah Jacques

Feb 13, 2024 | gavi.org | Ravi Veriah Jacques |Kaelyn Lynch |Janna Moen |Chris Maddison

Long before 2020, governments and public health experts spent decades preparing for a pandemic along the lines of COVID-19. However, these models failed to anticipate that the virus would not only kill millions, but also trigger a wave of debilitating and disabling chronic illness, now known as Long COVID. Upwards of seven million Americans – including the four authors of this article – have fallen victim to this shadow pandemic, with half a million forced out of work.