LONG LASTING CONSEQUENCES

Researchers find how immune cells prevent lung healing after viral infection

​The COVID-19 pandemic made clear how viral infections can have long-lasting consequences, a condition known as protracted COVID. Long COVID, sometimes referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, has caused a terrible legacy of individuals who remain incapacitated for an extended period of time following infection. Lung scarring, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 pulmonary fibrosis, is one such sign.