A network supporting and conducting research
into the Post-COVID Condition (PCC)
What is Long COVID?
Long COVID, or Post-COVID Condition (PCC), is a complicated illness that affects over ten different parts of the body. It shows up in different ways in different people and can be mild or severe, lasting for various lengths of time. People with PCC get treated by doctors from different medical fields, and they might receive care in different places like clinics, hospitals, or rehab centers. In Canada, one of the big problems in dealing with PCC is that it's hard for doctors from different specialties, hospitals, regions, and even countries to work together and share information about it.
14.8%
of adults with a confirmed or suspected infection, experienced longer-term COVID-19 symptoms
47.3%
of adults that experienced longer-term COVID-19 symptoms, experienced symptoms for a year or longer
21.3%
of adults that experienced longer-term COVID-19 symptoms, said that their symptoms often or always limited their daily activities
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What We Do
The Long COVID Web focuses on four important parts of health research, following the plan made by CIHR's health research ideas. These ideas guide our research and how we help. These ideas show different parts we study in health research and help us decide what to research about healthcare and health problems in Canada.
Biomedical
Understand disease mechanisms, identify
biomarkers and
therapeutic candidates
Clinical
Scale up innovative pharmacological and rehabilitation trials
Health Services
Establish integrated
care pathways across Canada
Population Health
Inform harmonized response to personal, societal and economic impacts of long COVID
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