COVID-19 Recovery Clinic

Most people recover from COVID-19 in a few days to weeks, but up to 30% experience health problems that last weeks, months, or years after the infection. These problems are known as Long COVID.

Common symptoms include fatigue, headache, and brain fog. Other symptoms that have been reported: chest pain, coughing, depression, anxiety, dizziness, heart palpitations, fever, hair loss, menstrual changes, muscle or joint pain, nausea, shortness of breath, sleep problems, and smell and taste problems. These symptoms may get worse after physical or mental activity and can come and go. 

The COVID-19 Recovery Clinic is a distinct program you need to enroll in separately, not included in your Virtual Primary Care Membership. 

Discover the Center for Virtual Health’s 24/7 Virtual Primary Care program or learn more about ChristianaCare’s in-person Primary Care offices in your neighborhood. 

We also provide group therapy led by dedicated psychologists who support you with compassion and guidance for navigating life with Long COVID. Learn more about our virtual behavioral health programs.

Yes, it’s possible so we advise that you continue practicing COVID-19 safety. Get your vaccine and booster shots if you haven’t yet received them; immunity from a previous infection does not offer as much protection as the vaccine and booster series. 

• General tips: Return to activities slowly, pace yourself.
• Shortness of breath. Consider breath training which can help you take deeper breaths and breathe more easily. Methods include pursed-lip breathing and breathing with your diaphragm. 
• Coughing: Prop up your head with pillows to help control continuous bursts. 
• Brain fog: Be patient with yourself. Use sticky notes and calendars to remember tasks. 
• Depression or anxiety: Regular activity, like walking, may help. Get plenty of sleep, avoid drugs and alcohol, consider talking to a counselor, and take medicine as prescribed. 
• Muscle or joint pain, or headaches: stretching may ease muscle pain. Ask your healthcare provider about over-the-counter pain medicine.