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It took two and a half years and more than $1 billion to do it, but world health officials can now showcase all that they\u2019ve accomplished in studying long COVID and the patients who suffer with it.<\/p>\n
What they found is: NOTHING. Yes, with the reports in and the so-called \u201cstudies\u201d completed, what all this studying and following up found is that \u201cthe trials are unlikely to deliver meaningful treatments, suggesting the federal government\u2019s landmark Covid research effort may have been wasted.\u201d<\/p>\n
STAT News reported the disastrous findings in connection with its disclosures from what\u2019s known as its \u201cRECOVER studies.\u201d Without study designs that account for unique long Covid symptoms, such as delayed fatigue after exertion, the trials may miss positive impacts \u2014 or harmful side effects \u2014 of the treatments,\u201d STAT writes.<\/p>\n
\u201cPotential errors in the trials could have been avoided through transparency and better engagement with patients, experts and advocates.\u201d<\/p>\n