The newly funded projects will support the development of tools and therapies to enhance support for people living with long COVID.

Three UNSW Sydney projects have been awarded funding under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to improve the quality of care for people affected by long COVID. The newly funded initiatives will work on developing new diagnostic and monitoring tools and therapies.

Long COVID, also known scientifically as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), refers to the long-term symptoms, such as fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness that some people experience after having COVID-19. It’s a chronic and often debilitating condition that can affect many body systems, and the causes are yet to be fully understood.