Professor Catherine Hamans is an astrophysicist, the astronomer rule for Scotland and she has long COVID. She's been reinfected twice since her first infection six months ago. "There was literally never a dull moment in my life before I got it," she says. 'I'm mainly housebound, sometimes bedbound'
Ian Sample hears from Scotland’s Astronomer Royal Catherine Heymans about her experience of long Covid and how it has impacted her life. He also speaks to Professor Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, about the current scientific understanding of the condition, and whether we’re any closer to a treatment.. Help support our independent journalism at
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