In part 2 of Next Question’s deep dive into long COVID, Katie tries to get some answers. Why is the healthcare system so routinely dismissing the experiences of long COVID sufferers? Why is it so difficult to get care? What does the long COVID community need? And what is the government doing about it? On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie unpacks the systemic issues that are impeding patients’ care and conveys the urgent needs of the long COVID community to elected officials. 

More about the groups and resources mentioned in this episode:
Survivor Corps
Body Politic
Mount Sinai Post COVID Care Center

More about some of the guests mentioned in this episode:
Yale Prof. Dr.  Akiko Iwasaki (Twitter)
Yale Prof. Dr. Harlan Krumholz (Twitter)
Chimére L. Smith
Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, Aphro Chic
ABOUT - AphroChic | Modern Soulful Style
Diana Berrent, Survivor Corps

More information on long COVID:
The CARES for Long COVID Act
Yale researchers unlock secrets through study of long-term effects of COVID [Yale Daily News]
Is long COVID worsening the labor shortage [The Brookings Institute]
Science and tech spotlight: Long COVID [The Government Accountability Office]

In part 2 of Next Question&rsquo;s deep dive into long COVID, Katie tries to get some answers. Why is the healthcare system so routinely dismissing the experiences of long COVID sufferers? Why is it so difficult to get care? What does the long COVID community need? And what is the government doing about it? On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie unpacks the systemic issues that are impeding patients&rsquo; care and conveys the urgent needs of the long COVID community to elected officials.&nbsp;
More about the groups and resources mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.survivorcorps.com/">Survivor Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/">Body Politic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mountsinai.org/about/covid19/information-resources/center-post-covid-care">Mount Sinai Post COVID Care Center</a></li>
</ul>
More about some of the guests mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/virusesimmunity?lang=en">Yale Prof. Dr.&nbsp; Akiko Iwasaki</a> (Twitter)</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/hmkyale?lang=en">Yale Prof. Dr. Harlan Krumholz</a> (Twitter)</li>
<li><a href="https://chimereladawn.com/">Chim&eacute;re L. Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aphrochic.com/about/">Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason</a>, Aphro Chic</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aphrochic.com/about/">ABOUT - AphroChic | Modern Soulful Style</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.survivorcorps.com/story">Diana Berrent, Survivor Corps</a></li>
</ul>
More information on long COVID:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-markey-and-duckworth-introduce-bill-to-help-people-living-with-long-covid">The CARES for Long COVID Act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/28/researchers-at-the-yale-school-of-medicine-study-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19/">Yale researchers unlock secrets through study of long-term effects of COVID</a> [Yale Daily News]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/is-long-covid-worsening-the-labor-shortage/">Is long COVID worsening the labor shortage</a> [The Brookings Institute]</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-105666">Science and tech spotlight: Long COVID</a> [The Government Accountability Office]</li>
</ul>

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk. Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk. Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Next Question with Katie Couric

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk.

Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Katie Couric is back on the mic with a new season of intimate, urgent and unexpected conversations – this time with a new twist. Along with her signature in-depth one-on-one interviews, she’ll be joined by a number of special guest-hosts for a series of “Katie Plus One” episodes. Together they’ll get to know some of the world’s most interesting and influential people and explore the big ideas percolating in the zeitgeist--but with a focus on slowing down, diving deep, and connecting with each other, a reprieve from a culture obsessed with hot takes and surface-level small talk.
Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation that feels like a warm hug and a seat at the table.

Long COVID deep dive, Part 2: ‘I hope someone with the power to change something is listening’

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