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3 years later, what is Long COVID?

(Left) Dr. Dwayne Gordon, lead physician of AdventHealth's Post COVID Clinic, checks the breathing of Tanya Balyeat, a Long COVID patient.
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(Left) Dr. Dwayne Gordon, lead physician of AdventHealth's Post COVID Clinic, checks the breathing of Tanya Balyeat, a Long COVID patient.

3 years later, what is Long COVID?

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 since President Donald Trump declared it a national emergency 3 years ago. That includes 87,000 Floridians. Among the survivors, are those with Long Haul COVID, or Long COVID, a phenomenon still not fully understood.