In the interest of being "calm and reasonable," I'd like to point out that some of the language you used in your third block might need a few caveats to be aligned with the state of the research.

In particular:

- "COVID does seem to impact CD8+ T cells": the adjustment I'd make here is that evidence exists that COVID *can* influence T cells, not that it always does.

- "causing T cell exhaustion and reduced effector response.": a quick google suggests there is some conflicting evidence on this point, and most of the studies are done on t cell responses to vaccines delivered after infections, which is a very particular thing.

It seems like you're drawing very heavily from Anthony Leonardi, who, while definitely a scientist and likely right about some things, isn't exactly someone with median (or emotionless) opinions on long covid. The HIV comparison in particular is really out there and unnecessary.