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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What is chronic fatigue syndrome and is it a long term effect of COVID-19?

    Every day, doctors are learning more about COVID-19, and it appears that many patients suffer long-term effects after the initial sickness is gone. One effect looks a lot like chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2020 • 10m Listen

    Every day, doctors are learning more about COVID-19, and it appears that many patients suffer long-term effects after the initial sickness is gone. One effect looks a lot like chronic fatigue syndrome.

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      Dr. Ian Lipkin

      John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University; Professor of Neurology and Pathology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University

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