What is long COVID?
Long COVID is a chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least three months. Long COVID includes a wide range of symptoms, like tiredness, shortness of breath, "brain fog" or trouble concentrating, dizziness, muscle or joint pain, weakness, and difficulty with exercise. These symptoms can be strong enough to affect your child's daily activities.
Other terms you might hear for these symptoms after COVID-19 are long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19 condition, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), long-term effects of COVID, and chronic COVID.