Surviving COVID-19: In For the Long-Haul
Left: Amy Wolff Right: Judy Johnson
It's been over a year since COVID-19 started impacting Americans on a large scale, and 365 days later, 23 thousand people in Illinois have lost their lives to the virus. For some patients though, the virus’ symptoms linger for months after an initial positive test — they’ve become known as long COVID patients or “long-haulers.” The 21st spoke to survivors of the coronavirus and how they have been handling the longterm effects.
Guests:
Amy Wolff, Diagnosed with COVID-19 in November, Urbana
Judy Johnson, Diagnosed with COVID-19 in October, Rockford, Co-owns Quixotic Bakery
Dr. Lisa Vinci, Primary Care, UChicago Medicine, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Dr. Tabassum Nafsi, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Swedishamerican hospital, Rockford
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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