The US National Institutes of Health says it's starting a $470 million study to try to understand what's become known as long Covid — the long-term, sometimes serious effects of Covid-19.
The study will aim to include 30,000-40,000 people and will make use of digital data -- including input from wearable devices, the NIH said."We know some people have had their lives completely upended by the major long-term effects of Covid-19," NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said."These studies will aim to determine the cause and find much needed answers to prevent this often-debilitating condition and help those who suffer move toward recovery.
The study will look into whether various treatments used for severe cases of Covid-19 affect the risk of long Covid, whether vaccination affects risk, and will include people who had only mild symptoms of coronavirus infections, the NIH said.
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