Long COVID:
What Recovery?
It’s called a mass-disabling event: One in five COVID-19 infections results in long COVID, with Latinos the most affected. As society and medicine largely ignore this lingering crisis, how prepared are we to care for a looming avalanche of Latino long-haulers?
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series produced in partnership between palabra and Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) with the collaboration of reporters Lygia Navarro and Johanna Bejarano.
The Yakima Valley was one of the hardest hit regions in the country during the COVID pandemic. Now, Hispanics and Latinos in the area are still dealing with symptoms.
This is part one of a collaborative piece with palabra, the National Association of Hispanic Journalism media outlet, about Long-COVID in central Washington.
Researchers are looking into Long-COVID in Washington. Nearly half of Latinos were asked whether they have experienced prolonged COVID symptoms – and their answers showed they have.
This is part two of a collaborative piece with palabra, the National Association of Hispanic Journalism media outlet, about Long-COVID.
In Washington, there is only one clinic to treat Long-COVID. It is in Seattle on the west side of the state. Long-COVID haulers in the Yakima Valley face a lack of local resources, diagnosis and information. Some say they feel disconnected from their doctors.
This is part three of a collaborative piece with palabra, the National Association of Hispanic Journalism media outlet, about Long-COVID.
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This report is a collaboration between Northwest Public Broadcasting and palabra,
the National Association of Hispanic Journalists multimedia platform.