The Roller Coaster of COVID Infections

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"I've since been reinfected twice. So those lovely three kids of mine bring the virus home from school and I'm mainly house found, sometimes bed bound," she says. "The fatigue is constant with me, but after my second infection, I developed something that's called POTS - when you stand up, your heart rate goes crazy."

In this episode from March 2023, Ian Sample hears from Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, Prof Catherine Heymans, about her experience of long Covid and how it has affected her life. He also speaks to Prof Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, about the scientific understanding of the condition, and whether we’re any closer to a treatment. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod