With 1.2 million people currently thought to have long COVID symptoms in the UK, the condition is now considered to be "a huge problem and major crisis". However, as a condition of the COVID-19 pandemic that was only recognised just over a year ago, long COVID is still poorly understood. The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has expressed the "urgent need to research treatments and management for people with long COVID".
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/why-is-mecfs-research-key-to-understanding-long-covid