A nationwide survey reveals the uncertain state of specialized care for Americans living with the chronic disease
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When the University of North Carolina (UNC) announced it was closing its Long COVID clinic last June, it left thousands of patients without specialized care. Since its launch in 2021, the clinic had seen over 3,500 patients from more than 20 states.
Unpublished data shared with The Sick Times revealed the severity of their conditions: 43% of those 3,500 patients reported stopping work, 33% went into debt, and 53% had difficulty with activities of daily living.
“The clinic closing sends me into a panic,” said Gillian Lizars, a patient of the clinic at the time. “I think to myself, ‘Oh my God, no help is coming.’”
UNC, unfortunately, wasn’t alone in shuttering its clinic.
