Maybe it was the presence of no fewer than three hashtags in Representative Ayanna Pressley’s social-media post. Perhaps it was the T-shirt celebrating “Long Covid Awareness Day,” along with a ribbon conveying her devotion to the cause. Either way, observers can’t help but notice a distinctly political flavor to the activism promoted by “long-haulers” and their advocates.
The congresswoman’s post seems to suggest that the afflicted for whom she speaks are a forgotten constituency in America. Anyone operating under that impression has gone to great lengths to ignore the research into this disorder or the journalism focused on those who report experiencing its symptoms.
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