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  • “Invisible Illness” could have been transgressive. Instead, it minimizes Long COVID.

    “Invisible Illness” could have been transgressive. Instead, it minimizes Long COVID.

    Shielding Cournoyer

    The book fails to convey the severity of infection-associated chronic conditions, demands for treatment, or importance of infection prevention. Read more…

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  • Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions
    COVID-19, Health
    Miles W. Griffis

    Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions

  • Event announcement: The Long COVID op-ed
    Announcement, Commentary
    sick times

    Event announcement: The Long COVID op-ed

  • National COVID-19 trends, February 10
    COVID-19
    Betsy Ladyzhets

    National COVID-19 trends, February 10

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Policy & Advocacy

  • girl in pink shirt and black pants walking on gray concrete pathway
    November 21, 2023

    Census change would reduce estimates of disability in U.S., impacting community resources and Long Covid research

  • November 21, 2023

    The HHS invites nominees for a new committee on Long Covid, but will it listen to them?

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Science

  • An illustration of chickens in a factory farm, with overlaid depictions of the influenza virus
    February 7, 2025

    We won’t avoid the next pandemic. But we can still prepare.

  • A purple background features a photo of Cochrane editor-in-chief Dr. Karla Soares-Weiser wearing a turtleneck and wool blazer. To her left, a screenshot of the controversial 2019 review called "Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome." On top of the review is a stamped black text box with white alphanumeric symbols indicating swear words.
    February 4, 2025

    “Really pissed off”: Cochrane receives backlash from advocates and experts after abandoning ME/CFS review

  • finger pointing to a brain scan
    February 4, 2025

    Research updates, February 4

  • This graphic includes a collage of Sen. Todd Young, Trump nominee RFK Jr., and a protestor wearing an N95 and holding a sign reading "LONG COVID DENIAL (does not equal) CURE"
    January 31, 2025

    RECOVER hasn’t been impacted by Trump freezes so far, sources say. But the program’s future is still uncertain.

  • test tubes in laboratory
    January 28, 2025

    Research updates, January 28

  • January 23, 2025

    Long COVID is a smoldering threat to wildland firefighters

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Covid-19

  • October 14, 2024

    Filmmaker Jesse Ridgway shares experience with Long COVID with millions of followers

  • October 8, 2024

    A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 2

  • State-by-state map of the U.S., with states colored according to epidemic trends for COVID-19. Most of the map is colored in teal for "declining" or "likely declining" with a few states marked as white for "not estimated" or gray for "not changing." Text above the chart reads: "As of October 1, 2024, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 0 states, declining or likely declining in 45 states, and not changing in 2 states."
    October 8, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 8

  • A map of the United States color-coded in shades of maroon, orange, and gray displaying SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Viral Activity level as of September 21, 2024, where deeper tones correlate to higher viral activity and gray indicates “Insufficient,” or “No Data.” Text above the map reads “Very High” or “High” levels in 34 states. Data is unavailable for Guam, North Dakota, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the bottom, text reads People’s CDC. Source: CDC.
    October 1, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, October 1

  • September 24, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 24

  • September 17, 2024

    National COVID-19 trends, September 17

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Health

  • February 13, 2024

    Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid

  • January 30, 2024

    A win for healthcare workers and patients: The CDC returns HICPAC’s draft recommendations on infection control

  • January 30, 2024

    This artist is memorializing the Covid-19 pandemic through textiles, and you can help

  • January 16, 2024

    What recovery? Long Covid’s deep impact on Latinos

  • January 9, 2024

    New CDC data identify more than 5,000 Long Covid deaths, but tally is likely a significant undercount

  • black woman patient in mask looking away in light room
    December 12, 2023

    HHS gave million-dollar grants to nine Long Covid clinics; here’s how they plan to use the funding

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Commentary

  • A purple flyer with black text reads, “Commemorating Long COVID Awareness Day with The Sick Times. Panel discussion: The Sick Times editors Betsy Ladyzhets + Heather Hogan. Local Long COVID and COVID-19 organizers. Essay readings from The Sick Times contributors. Audience Q&A. Nonbinarian Bookstore. 1130 President St, Brooklyn NY. 7 pm - 9 PM. March 18. All in-person attendees are required to wear high-quality masks (KN95/N95 or better), no exceptions. Testing beforehand is encouraged. If you don’t feel well, please stay home!” Betsy Ladyzhets and Heather Hogan are featured in rectangle photos on the left of the page. They’re both holding microphones and wearing KN95/N95 masks at different events.
    March 4, 2025

    Event announcement: Commemorating Long COVID Awareness Day

  • This graphic shows two images in the style of Renaissance-era tapestries. One, framed in the center, shows a unicorn surrounded by a fence; the second, in the background, shows figures with hunting weapons and dogs
    February 25, 2025

    The Long COVID unicorn: How I lost faith in my leftist political party

  • February 14, 2025

    Invivyd Chairman Marc Elia: The bureaucracy is killing people with Long COVID

  • Graphic shows a series of three awareness ribbons in blue and teal, against a background of patterned blue/green/teal paint splotches
    February 6, 2025

    My husband and I have both had ME for decades, then our son got Long COVID

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