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  • “People are dying because of the stigma”: Long COVID’s global underreporting problem

    “People are dying because of the stigma”: Long COVID’s global underreporting problem

    Melanie Marich

    Hosts Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets speak with health journalist Jamie Ducharme about why Long COVID is dramatically underreported globally, and hear from South African advocate Mlindeni Gabela about fighting for diagnosis and breaking stigma in his community. Read more…

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Covid-19

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