On May 12, the conference “Long COVID: A Disabling Disease Awaiting Definition” was held at the Italian Senate in Rome. The event was organised on the initiative of Senator Andrea Crisanti in collaboration with the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” in Rome and was attended by Professor Evelina Tacconelli, Chair of the Cohort Coordination Board, Director of ID-CARE (UNIVR) and of the Infectious Diseases Unit (UOC Malattie Infettive) at AOUI, Verona.
The conference focused on what emerged, six years after the start of the pandemic, as the most complex legacy of the virus: a chronic post-infectious condition that, still today, represents an ongoing healthcare and social challenge.
Professor Tacconelli spoke during the second and final session of the conference with a presentation entitled “Long COVID in Europe: Policy Choices and Recognition Pathways,” focusing on European policies concerning Long COVID and the different approaches to the recognition of the syndrome.
Watch Professor Tacconelli’s full presentation, in Italian, from 1:30:20 on the video below.
Full presentation link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTSc3Apm6EU