List of famous people with long COVID

2022-02-19T20:26:53Z

Adsteel:Corrected the year.

The 2019-2021 coronavirus pandemic has led to hundreds of thousands developing [[COVID-19]], a significant number of these continue to have symptoms many weeks or months later, known as [[long COVID]], also known as [[Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19]] (PASC).<br>These "long haulers" come from many different walks of life, ages, and races, including people without pre-existing conditions who had mild [[COVID-19]].

==Actors, musicians and artists ==
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| [[Lena Dunham]] || Actor || American || Dunham caught COVID-19 in March 2020, improving but still had long COVID symptoms in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url =https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUUmlrjNlI/|last=Denham|first=Lena|date=Mar 2020|website=Instagram|title=Update}}</ref>
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| [[Billy Eilish]] || Singer/songwriter || British (English) || Eilish was ill with COVID-19 for two months and was continuing to have symptoms in Dec 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/14/billie-eilish-i-would-have-died-from-covid-19-if-i-hadnt-been-vaccinated|title =Billie Eilish: I would have died from Covid-19 if I hadn’t been vaccinated|publisher =The Guardian |first =Laura |last =Snapes|date =Dec 14, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Marianne Faithfull]] || Singer and actor|| British (English) || Faithfull caught COVID-19 in April 2020, and still had long COVID in June 2021<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/marianne-faithfull-may-never-sing/|title=Marianne Faithfull: ‘I may never sing again’|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=2021-04-24|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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| [[Salma Hayek]] || Actor || Mexican || Hayek almost died from COVID-19 and went back to filming while still suffering from some lingering fatigue<ref>{{Cite news|title =Salma Hayek on ‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,’ ‘Eternals’ and Her Secret Near-Fatal Battle With COVID|first = Marc|last = Malkin|publisher =Variety| date = May 19, 2021|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/salma-hayek-eternals-house-of-gucci-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-1234975898/
|quote =Hayek knows about healing. She spent the better part of the past year recovering from a near fatal case of COVID-19, a fact she chose to keep quiet until now. During an interview over Zoom, she reveals that she battled the virus in the early days of the pandemic...<br>Hayek spent about seven weeks isolated in a room of the house. At one point, she was put on oxygen. She still hasn’t fully regained the energy she once had.<br >However, she returned to work in April to shoot Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” in which she plays a clairvoyant who was convicted of helping Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) orchestrate the 1995 killing of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), an heir to the Gucci fashion empire. “It was not a lot of time,” Hayek says. “It was easy. It was the perfect job to just get back into it. I had started doing Zooms at one point, but I could only do so many because I would get so tired.”}}</ref>
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| [[Alyssa Milano]] || Actor, singer, producer and author || American || Diagnosed with COVID-19 in April, needed hospital treatment in August<ref>{{Cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/alyssa_milano/status/1292271830359662592|title=Alyssa Milano status|user=Alyssa Milano|website=Twitter|language=en|access-date=2020-09-23|date=Sep 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url =https://people.com/health/alyssa-milano-wants-people-to-get-vaccinated-as-she-continues-to-deal-with-long-haul-covid/|website=People|title=Alyssa Milano Says Long-Haul COVID Has 'Impacted Every Part of My Health'|date =May 25, 2021|first=Julie|last =Mazziotta}}</ref>
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| [[Emma Samms]] || Actor|| British || Caught COVID-19 in March, was still ill in September<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/dynasty-emma-samms-talks-long-covid-symptoms/|title=Dynasty Star Emma Samms Details Her Months-Long COVID-19 Symptoms, Like 'Panic-Inducing' Fatigue|publisher=People|language=EN|access-date=2020-09-23}}</ref>
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==Athletes and sports personalities==
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! Occupation
! Nationality
! Symptoms
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| [[Oonagh Cousins]] || Rower ||British || After 7 months with Long COVID, Oonagh was steadily improving but unable to train, with symptoms including [[fatigue]] and [[cognitive dysfunction|brain fog]]. She said "On the worst days you struggle to walk or cook a meal or compose an email... As time goes on, you are more able to see friends or go for a short jog."<br>"On the worst days you wake up, and you're like, 'I can't wait until it's night time again'.<ref>{{Cite news |title =Long Covid: Oonagh Cousins, GB rower, on the effects | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/54702500 | publisher =BBC Sport|first =Katie |last =Falkingham|date = Nov 4, 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Grigor Dimitrov]] || Tennis player ||Bulgarian || Dimitrov described being almost recovered after four months "I feel way, way better - I don't even take naps any more or anything like that."<ref name="dimitrov-walton">{{Cite news|title='Long covid': Grigor Dimitrov on still suffering from coronavirus symptoms|url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/54872855|first =Laura|last = Scott|publisher =BBC Sport|date =November 13, 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Eduardo Rodriguez]] || Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, now with Detroit Tigers ||Venezuelan|| Developed fatigue and myocarditis after COVID-19, and was unable to play for the rest of 2020<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Morley|first=John E.|date=2020-10-05|title=COVID-19 — The Long Road to Recovery|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1473-6|journal=The journal of nutrition, health & aging|language=en|doi=10.1007/s12603-020-1473-6|issn=1760-4788|pmc = 7533666}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/09/26/red-sox-eduardo-rodriguez-cleared-after-covid-related-heart-issue/3546971001/|title=Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez cleared for physical activity after COVID-related heart issue|last=Gleeson|first=Scott|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-07}}</ref>
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| [[Michael Ojo]] || Basketball player ||American || Died aged 27 during training in Serbia as a result of heart-related complications. Ojo had appeared to have recovered from COVID-19 rather than having the recurring or persistent symptoms that [[long COVID|long-haulers describe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-ojo-former-florida-state-center-dies-age-27/|title=Former Florida State center Michael Ojo dies after collapsing during training at age 27|website=CBS news|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-07}}</ref>
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| [[Jonny Walton]] || Rower ||British || Walton described his early symptoms as: "My heart rate was massively up. We do do a lot of altitude training but it was like being at altitude and having to breathe through a straw... We got on the rowing machine and it appeared that my physiology had just gone overnight, and just kind of fallen off a cliff". He is now back in training and fully recovered.<ref name="dimitrov-walton" />
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==TV presenters, Authors, journalists and writers ==
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! Name || Occupation || Nationality || Symptoms
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|[[Chris Cuomo]] || TV presenter/media personality || American || Caught COVID-19 in April, and was still ill three months later<ref>{{Cite web |website =YouTube |url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utFi8leu8hY|title =Chris Cuomo Is Still Fighting Lingering COVID-19 Effects|date =Jul 15, 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Antony Loveless]] || Military author and former war correspondent || British || Long covid left him partner disabled, struggling to walk, and "robbed of normal life", along with his partner. Loveless developed neutropenia, [[postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome]] (POTS), and chronic "covid tongue", and partner Claire Hooper developed type II diabetes, severe difficulty walking, and [[hypertension|high blood pressure]].<ref name="normallife">{{Cite news|url =https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/long-covid-robbed-normal-life-25631568 |title=Man 'robbed of normal life' by Long Covid after falling ill with virus alongside partner|first =Susie |last = Boniface|date = Dec 6, 2021|publisher = The Mirror}}</ref><ref name="forgotten-victims">{{Cite news|publisher =The Mirror |url =https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/long-covid-victims-plan-b-25664098|title =These are the forgotten victims of Covid. Think about them when you moan about Plan B|date =Dec 10, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Michelle Mone]] || Baroness and politician || British || Mone reported that long COVID left her breathless and losing weight.<ref>{{Cite news|url =https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michelle-mone-drops-another-15-24317025 |title =Michelle Mone drops another 1.5 stone after Covid battle and shows off results|publisher =The Mirror |first =Carly |last =Hacon |date =Jun 15, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Carol Voderman]] || TV presenter and author || British || Struggled to walk more than 100 yards for three months.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=The Independent |url =https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/carol-vorderman-long-covid-gmb-b1865406.html |title =Carol Vorderman says she ‘couldn’t walk 100 yards’ for three months after catching long Covid|first =Isobel |last =Lewis|date =June 14, 2021}}</ref>
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==Politicians ==
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! Occupation
! Nationality
! Diagnosis
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| [[Andrew Gwynne]] MP|| Politician || British || Caught COVID-19 in March 2020, still ill and walking very slowly 6 months later<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2020/09/rise-long-haulers-how-long-does-covid-19-last-patients|title=The rise of the “long haulers”: how long does Covid-19 last in patients?|website=New Statesman|language=en|access-date=2020-09-23}}</ref>
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==Well-known scientists and academics==


==Other famous people ==
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! Diagnosis
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| [[Jazmin Grimaldi]] ||Daughter of Monaco's Prince Albert II || Monegasque || Re-hospitalized with COVID-19 a month after her first hospitalization<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jazmin-grimaldi-was-hospitalised-again-worsening-covid-19-symptoms-1682240|title=Jazmin Grimaldi was hospitalised again for worsening COVID-19 symptoms|date=2020-08-20|website=International Business Times UK|language=en|access-date=2020-11-07}}</ref>
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==See also ==
*[[Long COVID]]
*[[Post-COVID-19 illness]]
*[[List of famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]

==Learn more ==
*May 2021, [https://people.com/health/alyssa-milano-wants-people-to-get-vaccinated-as-she-continues-to-deal-with-long-haul-covid/ Alyssa Milano Says Long-Haul COVID Has 'Impacted Every Part of My Health'] - People

==References==
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Ronald Tompkins

2022-01-18T18:15:14Z

Adsteel:Changed tense and added sentence to indicate person has died

[[File:Ronald_Tompkins.jpg|right]]
'''Ronald G. Tompkins''', MD, ScD, was a leading trauma and burn physician and trauma specialist at the Massachusetts General Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/people/ronald-g-tompkins-md-scd/ |title=Open Medicine Foundation - Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> Tompkins, along with Dr. [[Wenzhong Xiao]], led the [[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]], whose funding was provided by the [[Open Medicine Foundation]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/collaborative-research-center-harvard/ |title=ME/CFS Collaborative Research Activities at MGH and the Harvard Affiliated Hospitals |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> He passed in 2022.

== Positions ==
* Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.massgeneral.org/cem/Faculty-Personnel/Profiles/tompkins-profile.aspx |title=Massachusetts General Hospital - Faculty Bios |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref>

* Division Chief, Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Division of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital<ref name=":0" />

* Founding Director, The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, a division in Surgery at Mass General<ref name=":0" />

* Founding Director, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Mass General<ref name=":0" />
* Director of the American Board of Surgery in 1994<ref name=":0" />
* Chief of Staff Emeritus at Shriners Hospitals for Children―Boston<ref name=":0" />
* Co-leader of the [[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]]<ref name=":1" />

== Education ==
* BA, Chemistry, Tulane University, 1972<ref name=":0" />
* MD, Medicine, Tulane University, 1976<ref name=":0" />
* SM, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983<ref name=":0" />
* ScD, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983<ref name=":0" />
* Honorary M.A. from Harvard University<ref name=":0" />

== Boards and committees ==
* Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the [[Open Medicine Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/scientific-advisory-board/ |title=Scientific Advisory Board |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref>

* Member of the Working Group which offers their expertise and resources to the [[ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bos.etapestry.com/prod/viewEmailAsPage.do?erRef=773.0.423082047&databaseId=OMF&mailingId=34274682&jobRef=773.0.506425459&key=b6b9237b3ebd1e462a5d11dbc5c4dae&personaRef=773.0.423082048&memberId=1348639685 |title=OMF grants $1.2 million to ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref>

==Notable studies==

== Talks and interviews ==
* 29 Sep 2018, Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS 2018; talk title - ''ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Harvard'' - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXWJKotFuNE&list=PLl4AfLZNZEQPxjqF4ojAO3wdCFMeriNBK&index=12 (Video)]
* 14 Jan 2019, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPFJsNJS88 Inflammation, Neural Function and ME/CFS Episode 103] of [[ME/CFS Alert|MECFS Alert]]
* 31 May 2019, Speaker at the 14th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference|Invest in ME Conference]] 2019; Speech title: ''Harvard Plans for Clinical Research into ME/CFS''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC14.shtml|title=Invest in ME Research - IIMEC14 14th Invest in ME Reseaerch International ME Conference 2019|website=[[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref> ''-'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKvfIxAT8tw (Video)]

==Online presence==

==See also==
*[[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]]
*[[ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University]]
*[[Open Medicine Foundation]]
*[[Ronald Davis]]

==Learn more==
* [https://www.massgeneral.org/cem/Faculty-Personnel/Profiles/tompkins-profile.aspx Massachusetts General Hospital bio page]
==References==
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