New government reports compile federally-funded services are available to people suffering from long COVID-19, and what research efforts are still needed to better understand how to address it.
August 03, 2022, 11:26 AMA person who has been struggling with long covid for nearly a year rests on the couch in her home in Fairfax, Va., on Feb. 3, 2022.The federal government took an initial step forward in its response to long COVID-19 Wednesday, releasingthat compile what federally-funded services are available to people already suffering from the condition, and what research efforts are still needed to better understand how to address it.
Rachel Levine speaks during her confirmation hearing to be Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2021.MORE: President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID
A lack of data on who these people are -- from race and ethnicity to gender -- also leaves gaps in how equitable the U.S. response is. "We want the parent who lost their job to know that there is income and job assistance available. We want health care providers to know that technical guidelines and resources can help them do their job and that research is on-going to continue to improve their ability to treat and care for their patients. Simply put we want to assist the American public in addressing the longer-terms effects of COVID-19," HHS spokesperson Tara Broido told ABC News.
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