America's healthcare system will struggle to deal with Covid 'long-haulers' | Jennifer Lutz and Richard Carmona

The US already has sky-high rates of chronic illness. Now comes a wave of Covid patients who never seem to fully recover

Post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) isn't new, but that won't stop Covid long-haul" syndrome from toppling an already unsteady medical system. The symptoms faced by so-called long-haulers - Covid patients who don't seem to fully recover, even months after infection - can be debilitating. Understanding the similarity of long-haul syndrome to previous outbreaks (as well as the differences) should advise an incoming administration on the need for massive healthcare reform.

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