CDC to Release Clinical Guidance on Identifying, Managing Long COVID

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Guidance on how health care providers can identify long COVID is forthcoming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a CDC official says.

Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for the CDC's COVID-19 response, referenced the forthcoming guidance at a congressional hearing in late April. Long COVID, as recognized by the CDC and National Institutes of Health, encompasses a range of illness symptoms that can persist weeks to months following an initial infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, or that can appear weeks afterward. Symptoms can include brain fog, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, dizziness and shortness of breath, among others.

The guidance is likely to be a welcome sign for many long COVID patients, who are suffering from a condition experts are still trying to fully understand. It's coming "as soon as possible," Brooks tells U.S. News. He says it has been written and is being finalized by the CDC – a process that includes review by content matter experts who will ensure the science is accurate.

Brooks says the guidance is being developed by a number of experts at the CDC and within the health care industry, with collaboration from the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and others. Additionally, organizations including long COVID patients and advocates – such as Survivors Corps, Body Politic and the Long COVID Alliance – have had input, Brooks says.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cdc-to-release-clinical-guidance-on-identifying-managing-long-covid/ar-BB1gtzlU

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1. Trying to unlock the puzzle

I had Covid in January. I have fade and smell back, no body aches or headaches, no brain fog that I did not have pre Covid, but I am still tired all the time. I was not tired pre-Covid, slept about 7 hours a night, now 10-12 hours of sleep is not unusual. It is the one outstanding issue that still bothers me 90 days later.

I have been hoping that spring sunlight and the longer days would kick me back into overdrive, but not yet. Maybe soon.

I had high fever at night, chills, aches, exhaustion, head ache, but was fortunate that I never saw the inside of a hospital.

Just hope the energy level returns. The CDC experts looking into long term Covid helps alleviate the fear that this may last forever.

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2. Glad to hear that.

I was never concerned about dying from Covid, but the Long Covid has worried me.