Terrifying post-COVID syndrome is next focus for researchers in Bay Area and beyond
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Joy Wu, 37, who has been plagued with COVID-19 symptoms since she came back from a trip to the Galapagos in March, rests on her couch on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in San Carlos, California. She hasn t been able to do much in nearly a year and had to quit her job as a medical device engineer.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of8Fred Marziano, 50, a Marin County Sheriff s deputy, poses for a portrait on Thursday, January 18, 2021, in Petaluma, Calif. Marziano got COVID-19 last March and the symptoms never went away. He was an athletic guy, and now he uses a walker that he named Wally. He got sick at the same time as Matt Willis, the Marin County public health director, who s 54. Willis returned to work in April. Marziano just announced his retirement. So it s been a long journey. March 19 was when I first got sick. And I went through the range of all the