COVID-19 and the Postviral Syndrome of Long COVID: Where We Have Come from and Where We Are Going.

PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission; PUBLIC health surveillance; SOCIAL workers; POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome; HEALTH policy; MEDICAL care; PATIENT advocacy; PUBLIC health administration; HEALTH promotion; COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL practice; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; SYMPTOMS

The article takes a look at the public health and U.S. government response to COVID-19 and the postviral syndrome of Long COVID. Topics discussed include public health emergency declarations and government messaging regarding COVID-19, prevalence of Long COVID in all ages and risk of COVID-19 reinfections, role of social work in providing services to people with disabilities including Long COVID, and contributions of advocacy groups to public health measures and research collaborations.