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the fascinating story behind long COVID

  • Written by Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW
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Today, we use the term “long COVID” to describe the lingering symptoms some people have many weeks or months after infection.

But how long COVID came to be recognised by doctors and the wider community shows us the power of patient activism, networking, research skills and persistence.

Using social media, patients collected...

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