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Sixteen months into the pandemic, testimonies of people suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19 are multiplying, but knowledge in this regard remains limited. A new transdisciplinary, multi-centre prospective cohort study of adults previously infected with COVID-19 in Quebec aims to fill this gap. Winner of an international competition, the IMPACT QUEBEC COVID-19 Long Haul Study is supported by a grant from Pfizer Inc. Led by Dr. Thao Huynh, a researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and an epidemiologist-cardiologist at the MUHC, the study will assess the health of 200 participants over a one-year period. According to statistics from the Johns Hopkins University, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide approaches 200 million. Of these, a significant but unquantified proportion is experiencing long-term symptoms. “Considering the magnitude of the current pandemic and the exponentially growing number of people with p

Thao huynhJohns hopkins universityDepartment of medicine at mcgill universityPfizer incClinical research institute of montrealMcgill universityCardiovascular health across the lifespan programHaul studyResearch instituteMcgill university health centreCardiovascular health acrossLifespan programAssociate professorClinical research instituteதாவோ ஹூய்னிஜான்ஸ் ஹாப்கின்ஸ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்