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Throughout the pandemic, long Covid — symptoms that occur after the initial coronavirus infection — has remained something of a medical mystery.
Now, amid the latest surge of infections, a series of major studies are shedding light on the condition.
On today’s episode

Pam Belluck, a health and science reporter for The New York Times.

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Long Covid has become one of the most daunting legacies of the pandemic.
Some research has shown that lingering symptoms are more prevalent in people in their 30s and 40s — when workers are often in the prime of their careers.
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Pam Belluck contributed reporting.
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