News and Events

June 7, 2022

NIH Director’s Blog: Using AI to Advance Understanding of Long COVID Syndrome

NIH Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, describes how artificial intelligence (AI) can help us learn why some people are more likely to have Long COVID.

May 16, 2022

RECOVER Publication: Scientists use Electronic Health Records and Machine Learning to Better Define Long COVID

RECOVER researchers created computer models to find patterns in health data that can identify people likely to have Long COVID.

March 28, 2022

RECOVER Adult Study Protocol Available

This publication describes the study plan RECOVER researchers follow when answering questions about how Long COVID affects people aged 18 years and older.

September 15, 2021

NIH Builds Large Nationwide Study Population of Tens of Thousands to Support Research on Long-term Effects of COVID-19

$470 million in funding will support new studies of large groups of people (called cohorts) and expand existing cohort studies to include a focus on Long COVID.

September 14, 2021

Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated People Less Likely to Cause "Long COVID"

Researchers in the UK found that fully vaccinated people were about half (49 percent) as likely as unvaccinated people to report symptoms of Long COVID.

July 26, 2021

COVID Long-Haulers Get Disability Civil Rights Protections

The federal government will consider Long COVID a disability if the condition or its symptoms “substantially limit” major life activities, such as work or school.

July 5, 2021

Red, White, Blue And Yellow: COVID-19 Survivors Mark The Fourth of July

Patients like Dr. Marjorie Roberts are sharing their experiences of and raising awareness about Long COVID.

June 10, 2021

NIH Infrastructure Awards to Support Research on Post-COVID Conditions

RECOVER’s Clinical Science Core (CSC) and Data Resource Core (DRC) will provide the foundation for the Initiative’s Long COVID research.