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Have they at least decided what long COVID is? That basic question already is so politicized it’s difficult the research.

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They've found a great deal about what long Covid is. See: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

(Especially the "Major Findings" section)

In the heading of this article Long COVID is the ‘often debilitating disease’. But then later on you have it if you have a slight headache for 2 months.

So it's not always debilitating. But it can be this way and still be often debilitating.

I feel like I'm in this group, and although the jury is still out, my personal anecdata makes me think it's one of two things.

(1) The virus is possibly hiding in the body creating these little reservoirs that allow it to persist.

(2) Some people are likely just more susceptible to damage caused by the inflammation or whatever in the system and just take longer to recover.

I have a feeling that it's likely a combination of both of these.

Are you up to date on your boosters?

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