For many years, scientists have suspected that multiple sclerosis may be a post-viral illness. The newly discovered relationship between MS and the Epstein-Barr virus reveals a common thread between the MS and long COVID.
On March 14, 2022, Pandemic Patients issued a letter of support for Sen. Kaine’s CARE for Long COVID Act, which was introduced on March 2, 2022.
On March 2, 2022, Sens. Kaine, Duckworth, and Markey introduced S. 3726, the Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education (CARE) for Long COVID Act. If enacted, this legislation will invigorate the federal government’s response to the growing needs of patients living with long COVID.
On December 2, 2021, the Long COVID Alliance, joined by Pandemic Patients and a community of patient advocates, delivered a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee. The Long COVID Alliance submitted this letter to the committee in an effort to persuade the committee to more meaningfully consider the impact of long COVID as a part of the country’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report titled “A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus,” which contains a standardized definition of “Post COVID-19.”
On July 26, 2021, HHS and DOJ jointly published a document titled “Guidance on ‘Long COVID’ as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557.”
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