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Long COVID: the Lasting Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D.

Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D., FASN

Chief of Research and Development Service
Director
Clinical Epidemiology Center
VA St. Louis Health Care System

Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: Long COVID: the Lasting Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date: Jan. 25, 2024

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  (Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m.)

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About this Seminar

Even as the immediate crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic fades from public consciousness, its enduring consequences remain. Over 65 million individuals globally grapple with "long COVID," the term that encapsulates the lingering health effects of the virus. Long COVID can affect nearly every organ system and impact people across the lifespan and across demographic and racial groups. Beyond the personal health impacts, long COVID strains health systems, poses economic challenges, and threatens societal well-being. These far- and wide-reaching effects of long COVID will likely reverberate for decades to come. This presentation will unpack the mysteries surrounding long COVID and its profound impact. 

Additional Details

This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.

About Maury Strauss

Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read More.

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