Covid-19 Awareness & Support

What is the definition of long Covid? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in June (2024) released a comprehensive definition of long Covid: "an infection-associated chronic condition that occurs after Covid-19 infection and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease that affects one or more organ systems." According to AARP Bulleting (September 2024 issue), according to that definition, 18 million Americans have experienced long Covid; currently more than 1 in 20 of us are living with its symptoms. Researchers have begun to link long-term Covid with another recent phenomenon: our shrinking life expectancy.  Some people that were interviewed by AARP Bulletin (September 2024 issue) that experienced long Covid: (All of what you're about to read is copied word for word from the AARP Bulletin (September 2024 issue): Chrissy Bernal has caught Covid-19 three times, most recently in October 2023. ...

According to AARP Bulletin (September 2024) issue, if you test positive for Covid, you should remain isolated until you've been symptom-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications, according to the CDC. Their next advice after (what I provided above) 👆 for the next 5 days (after you test positive for Covid), should be things you should be doing anyway (even if you didn't test positive for Covid) they say to practice social distancing, wear a mask around others, ventilate your home if possible, and wash your hands especially if you're around older adults.