Aug. 1 (UPI) — The Biden administration has announced the creation of a new one to lead the U. S. reaction. The U. S. to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 virus.
“The Office of COVID Research and Long Practice will make efforts across the U. S. government. “We are looking forward to improving the lives of those who continue to suffer the long-term effects of the worst public fitness crisis in a century,” said Adm. Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary. of fitness at the Department of Health and Human Services, he said in a statement.
More than 200 symptoms are related to long-term COVID, and fitness-related disorders can last from weeks to years and are more prevalent in those who have had severe COVID-19 illness, but anyone who is out of shape due to the pandemic can revel in such symptoms, the U. S. federal government said. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services said.
The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that between 7. 7 million and 23 million Americans have developed a long COVID. According to Johns Hopkins University, which stopped tracking government knowledge about the virus in March, only about 104 million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, 1. 1 million of whom have died.
He also announced Monday that the National Institutes of Health has introduced prolonged clinical trials on COVID through the RECOVER initiative, a $1. 15 billion study program designed to perceive and treat prolonged COVID.
“As our country continues to make progress in the fight against COVID-19, it is very important that we address the effects of the long COVID and provide resources to those in need,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier. Becerra said in a statement.