If you’ve had COVID symptoms - like cough, body aches, fatigue, or “brain fog” - for more than four weeks, you might have Long COVID. With Long COVID, you may feel tired an experience body aches, you might forget things, and you may feel weak or quickly tire.
As the pandemic has been officially declared over and the restrictions lifted, it is important to remain up-to-date with COVID boosters for you and your family. These are especially important for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID variants -- children, those over 65 and anyone who is moderately or severely immunocompromised.
Resources exist to help with healthcare and other facets of being a new arrival to the US. Information on accessing health care coverage, legal and educational support can be found using the links below.
Cissy is an Intern with Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Clinical Trial Office(CTO). She's inspired by her own story of helping others. Previously, she worked with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (a region of western Sudan) as a Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Officer before moving to this country as a refugee.
