COVID Research Appeal 2021

Our society will feel the effects of the COVID-19 virus for decades, from mental traumas and bereavements to those experiencing long-term symptoms. The King's Health Partners research team needs funds to support new and vital research into the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Your donations will go directly to the Chronic Disease Research Foundation who will give grants to help support COVID-19 medical and scientific research at King's Health Partners.

The research will follow volunteers, with and without COVID-19, using whole-body imaging and other tests to assess how COVID infections damage vital body organs. Many questions are unanswered. We want to find explanations for critical concerns: Are there longer-term changes in the brain, lungs and heart of people who have had COVID? Do these changes explain long-COVID symptoms such as fatigue and breathlessness? How does Covid-19 change the ageing process, which influences many other diseases?

A generous donor has agreed to match every pound we raise to the amount of £4 million, effectively doubling your donation. By funding this unique, independent study, you are supporting efforts to reduce suffering, help our healthcare system, and understand the impact of COVID on long-term health and ageing.

Thank you from the Lead Researchers at King's College London.

Tim Spector, Claire Steves, Seb Ourselin

The CDRF charity number is 1186102.

Funds no longer needed for this project will be used for other research grants into chronic diseases and ageing.