COVID long haulers

Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic some people have not left it. Most people have moved beyond. Those with Long COVID still contend with what the virus wrought.

Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.

Mass testing and vaccinations, hospital stays, lost work and lost opportunities—the COVID-19 pandemic has cost Americans a lot. For most, the toll is immeasurable.

This story is part of a special episode of Sound Ideas airing March 12, marking the one-year anniversary of COVID's arrival in McLean County. Find more…