The report, produced by a committee of experts at the request of the U.S. Social Security Administration, aims to summarize what is known about long COVID, a complex condition that was estimated to affect more than 9 million people in the United States in 2022.

Among its conclusions: Because testing has not always been available to people with COVID-19—and because some who tested themselves at home never reported the results to health care systems—many who were infected never received formal documentation of their illness. Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude (medicalxpress.com)